Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

Chapter 155: Chapter 55: Small World

“Soul Contracts would build a soul bridge between two creatures, a function usually utilized by Wizards to control the life and death of contracted creatures.”

“Besides this function, the soul bridge had another minor one, that of transferring information.”

“Wizards could exchange information with their contracted creatures through the Soul Bridge, though Richard rarely used this feature.”

“The only creatures he had contracted with were two types; one was the Holy Tree Elf, whom Richard had strictly instructed not to disturb him. The other was the Flame Giant, which had by then been used up as cannon fodder.”

“When the voice of Fuzzy Ball echoed in his mind, the complexity of emotions in Richard’s heart was almost indescribable.”

“With a single statement, life and death were reversed.”

“Richard took out the Crystal Ball that opened the Secret Realm Space and poured his Magic Power into it. On the other side, the World Mushroom was already eager to showcase its abilities.”

“Throngs of mycelium surged out from the Space Rift, instantly engulfing Inhardt.”

“What is this thing!”

“Stars shot from Inhardt’s forehead in an attempt to stop the fungal tendrils from the World Mushroom, oblivious to the fact that this only made the World Mushroom more thrilled.”

“The starlight power of insects!”

“Four Mother Worm Guards tried to protect Inhardt, but the mycelial tentacles firmly bound them. The once invincible golden Blade Arms slashed at the mycelium without leaving a mark.”

“With the five insects bound, the World Mushroom took them into the Secret Realm. Richard and Ulysses turned to obliterate the pursuing insects.”

“After that, a man and a bird entered the Source Sea Abyss and from there into the Secret Realm.”

“Upon entering the Secret Realm, Richard instantly noticed the changes.”

“First was the concentration of Magic Power. Before the World Mushroom took root, the Magic Power in the Secret Realm Fragments was only double that of the Wizard World. But after the World Mushroom rooted, its mycelium passed through the World Barrier into the Void, transforming the spatial storms into nutrients for itself, thereby nourishing the world and causing the Secret Realm’s concentration of Magic Power to rise.”

“Richard inhaled deeply, ‘Such a dense Magic Power, at least five times that of the Wizard World!'”

“The Secret Realm had changed drastically after the World Mushroom’s adjustments.”

“In the center of the Secret Realm, the massive World Mushroom reached from earth to heaven, its cap even covering the entire sky of the Secret Realm.”

“Below it, the original sea of flowers had become a small patch, and it seemed the species had changed, turning into giant trumpet-like flowers. From these flowers, Holy Tree Elves emerged, neatly flying in formation towards Richard.”

“These little guys didn’t seem to change much in appearance.”

“‘Boss! Look, aren’t we much stronger than before!'”

“Richard probed the group with his spiritual power and found that there was now a slight connection among the tiny fellows; they could merge their energies and become one entity.”

“If they had a commander, they might even be deemed an army.”

“Albeit an army that would probably only be capable of battling bees.”

“After the World Mushroom’s transformation, the Holy Tree Elves did not grow in size; they remained the size of a baby’s fist.”

“This size destined their combat ability to be much weaker than other creatures of a similar level but larger stature.”

“But Richard had no intentions of taking these little guys to the battlefield.”

“‘World Mushroom, what’s the situation with these little fellows now?'”

“‘Master, the abilities of these little ones have remained the same as before, but I have unlocked the shackles in their Bloodline, allowing them to use their Talent Abilities freely.'”

“‘Shackles in their Bloodline?’ Richard queried, perplexed.”

“‘Yes, Master. These little ones’ Bloodlines have always been shackled, seemingly by the upper echelons of their Race to enslave these lower-level Elves. After I removed the shackles from their Bloodline, the abilities of these little fellows greatly improved.”

“‘What you just witnessed were these little ones expressing their Bloodline Talents.'”

“Richard’s heart leaped with joy at the unexpected gain and he followed up with a question:”

“‘Has their ability to enhance plant growth been strengthened as well?'”

“‘…No.'”

“Richard’s joy vanished instantly. A group of little ones that weren’t even Level 1 Creatures, what use was unlocking their combat abilities.”

“Even if they became Level 1 Creatures, their cost-effectiveness wouldn’t match that of the slaves he bought from the slave markets or the elemental beings he lured in.”

“However, the abilities of these little ones would improve with their strength, and with the Bloodline shackles gone, their growth would no longer be restricted.”

“They could now freely become Level 1 Creatures.”

“‘Oh?’ Richard was initially surprised, then he understood, ‘No wonder I fed them so much high-quality honey and they still didn’t grow.'”

“‘Yes, Master. The Bloodline shackles of these little fellows would prevent them from evolving upwards.'”

“Richard looked at the Holy Tree Elves beside him, seeing them as flying gold mines.”

“Level 1 Creatures capable of enhancing the growth of plants, especially Demonized Plants, were rare in the Wizard World. In the Wizards’ eyes, creatures with long-term beneficial value were an inexhaustible source of wealth.”

“‘World Mushroom, this Secret Realm should be able to cultivate these fungi, right?'”

“Richard took out the seeds of the Sacrificial Fungus and Warrior Fungus from his Magic Pocket, and the World Mushroom sprouted a strand of mycelium from the ground, swallowing these seeds.”

“Soon, the World Mushroom responded.”

“‘Master, why plant these inferior items? I have something far better!'”

With that said, a small white mushroom sprouted beside Richard’s foot, resembling a shiitake mushroom in appearance.

Richard pulled it out, tore off a half, and handed it to Ulysses before swallowing the remaining half.

As soon as the mushroom entered his stomach, Richard instantly felt a strange substance taking effect in his gut, a special life force seeping through from his stomach into every part of his body.

Under this life force, Richard’s cells became somewhat active, and a tingling feeling spread throughout his body.

“World Mushroom, bring me more of these things!”

“As you wish.”

Mushrooms began to sprout at Richard’s feet, and he consumed them one by one until, after twenty mushrooms, he finally stopped.

The tingly sensation had now become very pronounced.

Richard took a crystal ball out of his pocket to test his current body data.

[Spiritual Power: 90, Physique: 94.1, Magic Power: 9000, Rating: One Ring Wizard.]

Looking at his data, Richard sucked in a breath of cold air. In just one or two minutes, he had increased his physique by 0.1 through these mushrooms. If he consumed them over the long term, wouldn’t his physique soon reach the limit of a One Ring Wizard?

“Ga, nice little thing. Old Mushroom, do you have any new mushrooms that can heal soul wounds?” Ulysses shouted at the World Mushroom.

“…”

Facing Ulysses’s question, the World Mushroom didn’t respond at all, holding a grudge against the raven that had forced it into a Destiny Contract.

“Ga, Old Mushroom I’m talking to you!” Ulysses, seeing that the World Mushroom didn’t respond, became somewhat enraged.

Now that the World Mushroom had become one of their own and had grown in power, its current strength was already somewhat uncontrollable for the World Mushroom, and all it could do was fume in impotence.

“World Mushroom, I have the same question,” Richard interjected quickly, seeing a conflict brewing between the two.

These two World Masters were his left and right-hand men, and a big conflict between them would not be good.

“Master, yes.”

Another mushroom grew at Richard’s feet, and he picked it and handed it to Ulysses, who immediately cried out after eating it.

“Ga! Old Mushroom, what’s the meaning of this! How can this thing taste so bad!”

The World Mushroom did not respond, just quietly watched Ulysses squawk.

After all, it had done its job; eat it if you wish, or don’t – it made no difference.

“So, does it work?” Richard asked Ulysses.

“Ga, yes, but it’s terribly foul!” Ulysses said angrily, “This Old Mushroom just holds a grudge because I forced it into a Destiny Contract, so it deliberately made this thing taste so bad.”

Richard found this quite plausible but didn’t ask the World Mushroom to make any changes.

As long as it was effective, that was what mattered; the difficulty of its taste was something a World Master like Ulysses could overcome.

“World Mushroom, can you mass-produce this type of mushroom?”

Both kinds of mushrooms possessed high value. If they could sell them on the market or develop them into Magic Potions, it would be a highly lucrative business.

“Master, these two types of mushrooms come from my own body. If I were to produce them on a large scale, it would slow down the growth rate of the Secret Realm.”

“The growth rate of the Secret Realm?” Richard was puzzled.

“Master, my mycelium is continuously absorbing the space storms and void dust in the Void. Doing this allows for constant expansion of the Secret Realm’s space.

This fragment of the Secret Realm has very intact rules. With my supplementation, it’s near complete. If we can expand the space to a certain extent and make the Four Elements rules manifest,

then this fragment might become a genuine world.”

A real world!

Richard was somewhat shocked by the World Mushroom’s words. Although the idea had been part of the grand vision the World Mushroom had painted for him at the beginning, he hadn’t taken it seriously.

The transformation of a Secret Realm into a world seemed a bit too exaggerated.

Richard then made a decision:

“Then don’t start mass-producing for now, just enough for me and Ulysses to eat, and plant that type of fungus for yourself.”

Having said that, Richard plucked a white mushroom from the ground and asked the World Mushroom:

“Name this thing.”

“Master, you should name it.”

“I’m letting you name it.”

“…Thank you for your generosity. Let’s call this mushroom Aldo.”

“Aldo? Isn’t that the term for ‘Insect Nest’ in Black Crystal Insect language?”

“This mushroom is grown to be eaten; the name suits it well.”

“…”

The World Mushroom really loathed the Black Crystal Insects, even bringing that hatred into naming a mushroom.

After witnessing the transformation of the Secret Realm, Richard approached the World Mushroom.

The Divine Chosen Insect and the four Second Level Mother Worm Guards were now trapped on the World Mushroom’s stalk.

According to Ulysses, as long as the Divine Chosen didn’t die or actively used a big move skill, the Mother Worm God wouldn’t turn its attention here.

A fragment of a Secret Realm was equivalent to another world, and even if it wanted to look, it couldn’t see into the Secret Realm across the World Barrier.

Richard looked at them and cackled:

“Such fresh material, where should I start?”

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