Kyle continued reading the message.

"Not entirely sure what this means. As I've said, I don't know jackshit about Formation Arrays. The only thing I know is that I didn't alert the Overseer. Otherwise, I wouldn't be writing this message."

"Anyway, I went to the Abyss, but because of the Barrier, I couldn't go there with my Elemental. The only realistic way to get there would be to summon my Elemental to the Main Dimension, travel with it to the Abyss, and send it back to the Elemental Dimension, but I won't do that without knowing more. This might kill me."

"As for the Abyss itself, it's... interesting. It's basically just a huge incline. It just keeps going down, and a bunch of Demons charge out of it at any given moment. The only way to get there without being found is by diving into the Divide and digging through the ground. If you go there on the surface, you will die."

"What I found during my short excursion is a bit peculiar. The distribution of powerful materials is interesting. I summarized what I've found in a separate report. Take a look."

Kyle opened the separate report, which was insanely long. As he read through the report, his brows rose.

"The frequency at which valuable materials spawn is unreasonably high, but they rarely form in clusters, which is unusual. Usually, you rarely find rare materials, but when you find them, you often find a huge chunk or an entire vein. This is not the case here. Rare materials seem to be very common, but they only spawn as minuscule pebbles."

"This could be the doing of the barrier. Under normal circumstances, big veins of powerful materials coincide with the appearance of a strong Earth or Metal Elemental. It doesn't matter which came first. In the end, both will be there at the same time."

"The presence of a powerful Elemental might spawn a valuable chunk of ore in the Main Dimension, which attracts more Elementals, leading to the powerful Elemental getting more food, which means it stays there since it's a good feeding spot."

"If a valuable chunk forms first, it will eventually attract a powerful Elemental, and the same thing happens. Most likely, the metals are only distributed this weirdly due to their location. Sebastian probably didn't go deep into the Abyss. There's a high chance that any powerful Elemental in this place will quickly touch the barrier and vanish. Their presence is short-lived, which means the pebbles can't grow. The barrier might have an enticing effect on any Elemental."

"Yet, the sheer number of appearances of valuable metals is still extremely high. Powerful Elementals have to travel through this place regularly, which means their Elemental Dimension has to be more than just healthy."

"It seems like it's bursting at the seams with Elemental Energy!"

Kyle looked towards the east.

"So, logically, as long as we go deeper into the Abyss, we should be able to find an abundance of valuable materials. However, getting there is probably not easy. Otherwise, Humanity wouldn't be struggling so much."

Kyle looked back at the message and kept reading.

"There is basically no vegetation in the places where I have been," Sebastian wrote, "but I've heard from other Spears that this changes if you go deeper. Unfortunately, the vegetation is also the reason why you can't go deeper into the Abyss. Turns out, the plants work with the Demons. If the plants find you, they will alert the Demons, and you're basically already dead."

"We can sneak into the outer areas of the Abyss, but we can't sneak past them. Any journey past them involuntarily turns into an open assault. These assaults almost always involve Ascendants from both sides, which is why they are extremely rare."

"We've stayed in the Abyss for a couple of days, but our loot is not that great. We only killed five weak Demons that found us, and we only managed to harvest a Level Four Law Well. Sure, the harvest will allow around 5,000 Crushers to condense their Battle Rites, but that's about it. We also got a bunch of metals, but the valuable ones only weigh a couple of grams. Do you have any idea how little a gram of Spacetime Metal is? That shit is almost as dense as a neutron star!"

"Anyway, that's everything I found. If you have any ideas about what I should do next, send me a message. This comment is mostly aimed at Star Genesis and Manny. Nothing against you, Kyle, but leave the planning to the smart people."

Kyle rolled his eyes as he read the last line of the message.

"Ignoring the last comment, Sebastian did some amazing work. The picture became a bit clearer, and we know more about the world. If I had a say in this matter, I would tell Sebastian to send his Elemental across all of Ayuvar. I want to know where those other Connections go!"

"Anyway, I'll leave the planning to Star Genesis and Manny. For now, I should work on my power."

Kyle looked towards the east with conviction before teleporting.

Since he was now a Minor Sage, he could teleport even faster than before.

After a while, he reached the Corpse Mountains again. Once more, the surroundings turned into a world of slaughter, blood, and death, and Kyle felt himself becoming more serious.

He reached Fort S-878 quickly, but this time, he continued teleporting.

As he kept traveling east, he noticed that he couldn't see any Crushers anymore, but that was to be expected. Kyle's current location was even further east, and Crushers couldn't survive in this place due to how common Sage Demons were.

Kyle saw a couple of Sage Demons, which quickly focused on him due to his True Sin Aura. Even though the Demons were Divine Beasts, they were still subject to their instincts, and their instincts told them that they were supposed to kill anyone with a True Sin Aura.

The Demons rushed towards Kyle, but over 20 Sage Shields appeared between Kyle and them. The Sage Shields engaged in the battle, and Kyle kept flying. He was not supposed to engage in any battles unless he had specific orders.

From time to time, Kyle had to stop flying as more Demons charged towards him before being engaged by more Shields.

Surprisingly, not a single Demon managed to get to Kyle. Apparently, the Shields were very good at intercepting every single Demon. However, that was also to be expected since they were supposed to guard the passage between Fort T-878 and Fort U-878.

After some time, Kyle saw Fort U-878. Just like Fort S-878, it was one of the old Forts. Since almost all of the old Forts were constructed in the same way, Fort U-878 basically looked identical to Fort S-878.

Kyle entered the Fort and quickly found the commander. Just like Commander Meristo, this commander was a powerful Spirit Lord. Most likely, he was a Major or Advanced Spirit Lord. Although he could also be a Fulfilled Spirit Lord. Kyle had no idea how powerful the higher levels of Spirit Lords were.

The commander was a tall and stocky man who wore a thick set of black armor. Based on the Energy of the set of armor, Kyle could tell that this was a temporary set. If the commander stopped putting Energy into it, it would collapse. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Black Sin Hammer 37, reporting," Kyle transmitted.

"Accepted," the commander transmitted. "I am Commander Levinian, and I will be issuing your orders."

Commander Levinian inspected Kyle's emblem for a moment.

"Order: Immediately start your Third Refinement and assume your position. You will be a fighting Magnet for the next 300 years. I hope for your sake that your previous commander didn't embellish your feats."

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