Sorcerer: I want to be an Academic Prodigy

Chapter 782: Chapter 699: Bottomless Moon Cave

The Moon Lake Forest has the word ’lake’ because it truly contains water, not just ordinary water, but a liquid that evolves from the power of the moon mixed with other energies. This moon liquid is extremely poisonous, making people hesitate to approach.

Once a living being enters, it won’t take long before they are eroded by the moon’s power, directly assimilated and dissolved, even a throne possessing Rule Power would suffer.

Fortunately, the lakes within the Moon Lake Forest experience low tides.

Once the lake water recedes, it becomes an opportune moment for entry.

“When will the lake water recede?”

On this day, after a long journey, the Earth finally arrived at its destination — the Moon Lake Forest, where Ivan and others stood on the deck and could already see the Crescent Lake.

The water in Crescent Lake was exceptionally clear, almost invisible, showing no signs of its hidden toxicity.

“There’s no pattern; it happens two or three times a year.”

“After it recedes, how long until it rises again?”

“There is no pattern, it could rise at any time.”

Hearing this answer, Ivan furrowed his brows, which meant they needed to be ready to retreat at any time once they entered the Moon Lake.

But the terrain of the Moon Lake Forest is very complex, much like Danaila’s ’Underground Labyrinth’ which leads from the surface to the underground, containing countless paths, where the former is even deeper than the latter, making exploration extremely troublesome.

Unfortunately, they might need to explore dozens or even hundreds of times.

Before their arrival, the War Fire faction and the Thousand Claw Throne had conducted shallow explorations several times without finding any clues related to the target.

“Are you sure about your source?” Ivan couldn’t help but be a little skeptical.

“Absolutely certain.” The Dark Night Mother Goddess affirmed once again with conviction.

“Alright, if not once, twice, if not twice, then three times. With so many of us, we will discover clues one day.” Seeing her unwilling to disclose the source of the information, Ivan refrained from asking further.

His gaze shifted to the area around the Crescent Lake; he had to admit, the ’celestial relics’ this time drew a lot of people, some traveling by boat, others riding mounts, and even some flying directly, making this previously quiet place suddenly lively.

It is foreseeable that there are still many people on their way, and it will become even more bustling later.

To him, having many people is no problem, but attracting supremes or even ancestors was something he wasn’t pleased with, as undetermined factors would undoubtedly increase, leading to unknown risks.

The Crescent Lake actually isn’t small; it’s said to be even more spacious inside, capable of accommodating a vast number of living creatures.

However, as long as the lake waters don’t retreat, outsiders cannot enter.

Day after day passed, everyone waited silently until a special floating airship arrived, drawing the attention of those around.

“Wow, the Xi Palace Chamber of Commerce came here to do business, they sure picked the right time.”

The newcomers were indeed the Xi Palace Chamber of Commerce, which roams the Star River all year round. Their floating airship was carried by two ten-headed dragon pythons, immediately overshadowing the surrounding warships.

Soon, seven people emerged from the chamber, landing on the head of a dragon python, and the leader called out to the prestigious guests in all directions:

“Greeting everyone, I am Arthur Yufemi, the Merchant Master of the Xi Palace Chamber of Commerce. I am very pleased to meet you here. As always, our chamber has everything you need. Whatever you require, feel free to ask, and we will do our utmost to satisfy.”

It was easy for those around to see that this Merchant Master Arthur was a supreme, and the six people behind him were thrones, making such strength undeniably formidable.

Ivan also recognized an old acquaintance, Cambard, a middle-aged man with whom he had conducted a trade many years ago.

Merchant Master Arthur didn’t say much, just came out to greet and display their own strength, for people who could reach the end of the Star River were no weaklings.

The seven people left the head of the dragon python, opened the doors to welcome guests, and soon many people rushed over.

In the Star Realm River, the Xi Palace Chamber of Commerce was very famous, but its location was always adrift. In the vast Star River, encountering it was not easy.

“Nothing to do when idle, why not take a look together?” said the Golden Wutong Throne on the Earth, expressing interest first.

“Sounds reasonable. Anyway, the water hasn’t receded; we have nothing to do, and it won’t recede anytime soon.” Qingcang Throne agreed first.

The others were clearly interested as well; seeing this, the Dark Night Mother Goddess nodded gently.

“The Xi Palace has deep backgrounds, rumored to be founded by the ancestor ’Mr. Dong Xi.’ Don’t stir up trouble when you get there,” she suddenly thought of something and quickly added.

The others nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, surprised to hear that a chamber of commerce had such significant backing, which was truly unexpected.

Subsequently, the group left the Earth in twos and threes, passed through the chamber’s gateway, boarded the floating airship, and arrived at the spacious marketplace inside.

Most areas of the marketplace weren’t open, being covered by layers of protective shields, secured tightly, to prevent the items and creatures inside from being harmed by the lunar radiance.

Only the Xi Palace’s main building stood brightly in the center, welcoming distinguished guests from all directions.

Once in the main building, they found it was much quieter than before, but everyone understood; after all, this was an extraordinary place, and it was already quite remarkable that the chamber could do business here.

“Mr. Cambard, it’s been a long time.”

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