Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

Chapter 110: Chapter 10 Heart of Annihilation

Spring passed and autumn came, and in the blink of an eye, eight years had elapsed.

During these years, Richard had been designing his new version of the Water and Fire Annihilation Spell and even had a name for it, calling it the Heart of Annihilation.

But designing a new spell was not so easy.

In the laboratory, Richard gazed at the Rune Array on the experiment table and fell into deep thought.

“Alas, it failed again.”

Although he had prepared for failure, as the failures accumulated, his mental defense was gradually eroding.

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He even began to doubt whether his approach was correct; perhaps the two Runes were not as compatible as he had thought, and designing a new spell was a misguided idea.

“Caw, caw! Richard, someone is looking for you.”

Ulysses’s voice suddenly rang out, and when Richard looked towards the window, he saw a familiar owl next to Ulysses.

Entering the laboratory, the owl spoke in human tongue.

“Richard, come to Anna’s place.”

“The voice of my teacher.” Richard was startled by the words and suddenly remembered that this year appeared to be the year of the society meeting.

After tidying up the laboratory, Richard donned his Wizard Robe and hurried to his sister-teacher Anna’s Wizard Tower.

When he arrived, he ran into Chax.

“Brother.”

Richard greeted Chax, who over the decades had grown more rounded and his bald head more lustrous.

“Long time no see, junior brother,” Chax greeted cheerfully.

The two entered the Wizard Tower where Anna and Jolod were already waiting for them in the parlor.

As soon as they were seated, Jolod went straight to the point.

“This year is the year of the society gathering, Anna, Chax, how are your projects coming along?”

Anna shook her head, “Teacher, a few years ago I was introduced by a friend and have already joined the Golden Gear Society.”

“The Golden Gear Society?” Jolod frowned, but soon he sighed, “Ah, you have a talent for Alchemy Machines, so joining the Golden Gear is appropriate.”

The Golden Gear Society was an alchemy wizard society focused on the research of Alchemy Machines, and Anna, talented in this area, fitting in wasn’t unreasonable.

But what bothered Jolod was that his area of research was Synthetic Beasts, which naturally conflicted with those who tinkered with machinery, and now his own student had become one of them.

Anna awkwardly bowed her head, aware that her teacher had difficulties with some wizards researching Alchemy Machines.

Jolod then turned his gaze to Chax.

“And you, Chax?”

“Me?” Chax also shook his head, “My combat beast isn’t fully trained yet, I guess I’ll have to wait until the next society meeting to present it.”

“Well, alright then,” Jolod sighed helplessly, “This time I’ll just introduce Richard into the society.”

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The headquarters of the Golden Dawn Society was located on the twelfth residential layer, appearing from the outside like an Alchemy Workshop, with thick pipes and towering chimneys, and was styled in the Alchemy Machine manner that Jolod detested.

Arriving at the door, Richard familiarly greeted a few wizards.

“Carlos, long time no see.”

“Mitchell, you’ve changed your body again, which Race is it this time?”

“Zacharia, we must not have seen each other in over a hundred years, it seems you’ve fared well in the Plane War.”

These wizards also responded familiarly to Jolod.

It seemed that Jolod was well-liked in the Golden Dawn Society.

Upon entering the building, what met Richard’s eyes was a hall that resembled a fleshy cavern.

“Teacher, this…” Richard frowned, the hall’s walls and floors seemed fleshy, and the pillars looked like the bones of some creature, with blood vessels faintly visible in the decorations.

If this were anywhere else, Richard would have already started casting spells.

“Merlin’s aesthetic is like this, you’ll get used to it after seeing it more,” Jolod said nonchalantly.

As more wizards gathered in the hall, some of Jolod’s old friends also came over to him, including the giant Jeral Richard had met years ago.

“Jolod, is this the student?” a wizard with two heads asked.

“It doesn’t look like he follows your path of Synthetic Beasts,” another wizard joined in.

Jolod sighed helplessly, “The student who follows my path hasn’t finished his project yet, we’ll have to wait until next time.”

The wizards nodded upon hearing this, then shifted their gazes to a new wizard who had arrived, smiling.

“Merlin, have you made your Magic Equipment yet? Jolod’s student has already made one.”

The questioned wizard, draped in a Wizard Robe, looked no different from an ordinary human, but as the wizards asked, the flesh on his face suddenly twisted.

“You few!”

Merlin snorted coldly, his facial flesh returning to normal.

He approached Richard, inspecting him with a scrutinizing gaze.

“Boy, show me your Magic Equipment.”

Richard furrowed his brow, suddenly hearing Jolod’s voice by his ear.

“Give it to him, Merlin is the vice-president of the society, and checking the work is his responsibility.”

Richard took an Annihilation Bomb out of his pocket and handed it to Merlin. After inspecting the Annihilation Bomb, Merlin said with some dissatisfaction, “It’s not that complicated.”

Upon hearing this, Jolod walked over to Richard and said, “Merlin, are you questioning the judgment of the Great Wizard?”

Merlin’s face stiffened, and he reluctantly returned the Annihilation Bomb to Richard and handed him a badge, “This is the badge of the society, from now on you are part of the society.”

After Merlin left, Jolod began to introduce the structure of the society to Richard, “Our society’s structure is quite loose, only consisting of the president, vice-president, and members. Merlin and Tras are the vice-presidents, and the president is the Great Wizard, the Immortal Heart.”

“The president is a Great Wizard!?” Richard exclaimed.

“No need to be surprised,” Jolod explained, “the president and vice-presidents of the society aren’t the first generation; the Golden Dawn Society was established since the pioneering era, it has a very long history, and it’s quite normal to have a Great Wizard as a president.”

“The president and vice-presidents are responsible for organizing meetings and overseeing the admission and exit of members. To expel a member, both vice-presidents need to agree, and also need the approval of the president. So you don’t need to worry too much about Merlin.”

Richard nodded. Although Merlin’s attitude toward him was unfriendly, Richard was not a person who dwelled on such things. As long as it did not involve benefits, he could let the poor attitude pass.

As the meeting progressed, the hall quickly filled with wizards. Wizards exchanged pieces of information they had learned over time and traded materials they held.

“Third Level active flesh, good stuff,” a wizard asked while looking at the materials Richard displayed, “How much of this do you have, and what do you want in exchange?”

Jolod patted Richard on the shoulder and then left his side. The meeting itself was also an academic salon, and Richard had some questions needing answers, so he had Jolod introduce an Alchemy Wizard who had researched the Water and Fire Annihilation Spell.

“Master, I’ve heard you’ve researched the Water and Fire Annihilation Spell, and I would like to consult you on a few questions,” Richard said respectfully.

The wizard frowned, and a mechanical friction noise emanated from within him, “Questions on this topic aren’t cheap, how much Third Level active flesh do you have?”

“Forty kilograms.”

“Hmm, impressive,” the wizard exclaimed, “Ask then, that amount is sufficient.”

Although the market price of Third Level active flesh was ten Magic Stones per gram, this material was difficult to cultivate, and few wizards were willing to sell it. Only the Wizard Commerce would periodically release a batch to the market to ensure a complete range of goods.

“Thank you, Master, I have three questions; first off, the integration of rare runes in a Second Ring Rune Array…”

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After the inquiry, Richard had paid thirty kilograms of active flesh to obtain answers to three questions.

“The price of knowledge is truly not cheap,” Richard lamented.

Thirty kilograms of active flesh, which is equivalent to 300,000 Magic Stones or three hundred Magic Essence on the market. A One Ring Wizard participating in a Plane War could earn a net profit of seven to eight hundred Magic Essence, his three questions were worth almost half the earnings of a Plane War.

Fortunately, it was worth it.

The answers to these three questions were very exquisite. If Richard had to explore them himself, it would likely take him one to two hundred years to come up with them. Moreover, these three questions directly affected the progress of Richard’s spells, and once solved, his path to spell design became unobstructed. @@novelbin@@

The duration of the meeting was a month long, but most wizards would leave after obtaining what they desired.

Richard returned from the meeting and dived straight into the laboratory to begin spell design. Seeing this, Jolod did not disturb him, for as a wizard, he understood the invigorating feeling that comes from solving long-standing problems.

Three months later, Richard looked at the Rune Array before him and revealed a satisfied smile. “Heh, did it succeed?”

Ulysses flew onto Richard’s shoulder, having been closely monitoring Richard’s spell design over the years. As a former World Master, it was very curious about what Richard could create from his own resources.

It believed itself to have reached the pinnacle in utilizing its Bloodline Talent; otherwise, among the many Annihilation Crows of the Crow Realm, it wouldn’t have become the leader.

“Want to see the effect?” Richard smiled at Ulysses and then flew out of the laboratory window, transforming into a streak of light as he made his way to a desert.

As a place of residence for wizards, each living level had its own testing ground, and for Richard, this desert was that testing ground.

Richard manipulated his spiritual power to form runes and then used these runes to form a dense Rune Array.

As the spell was ready, a human head-sized black Fireball appeared in Richard’s hands.

“Heh heh heh, let’s see how powerful you are.”

Richard wickedly shot the Fireball, and it exploded thunderously one kilometer away.

Buzz —

A strange buzzing sound went into Richard’s ears.

In an instant, Richard saw the originally human head-sized black sphere expand to the size of a person and then quickly disappear.

Without any light or booming sound, as calm as the surface of the water on a spring day.

Richard arrived at where the spell had erupted, the part devoured by the spell had already vanished, leaving behind a hemispherical depression at the edge where sand had melted into glass.

“Ulysses, what do you think of this spell?” Richard asked Ulysses.

The spell was too calm, he could barely perceive its actual power.

“… Heh, for the former me, this would be nothing, but for your current strength …” Ulysses hesitated a moment, then slowly said:

“It’s truly monstrous.”