Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 628 - 626: A More Powerful Path

Shouting for such a long time seemed to have drained a good deal of Pandora’s energy, causing her small face to flush red as she took quick breaths, looking at Richard to defend herself, "So what if I was shouting? That’s how I use it, shouting is my way to use it! Look, it’s glowing now, isn’t it?"

Speaking, Pandora showed off the pendant in her hand, and indeed, a faint blue light could be seen emerging on its surface, a sign it was gradually activating.

Richard’s eyebrows shot up, slightly shocked, followed quickly by an understanding of a series of issues.

True, as a girl of the Dragon Clan, Pandora did indeed lack a Magic Origin and couldn’t cast Spells like a Wizard. But this didn’t mean Pandora lacked Extraordinary Power.

In fact, Pandora’s superhuman strength and defensive power were manifestations of that Extraordinary Power. And how did that power come about? If he wasn’t mistaken, it stemmed from her bloodline; more precisely, from certain components in her blood or other bodily fluids.

These components likely served a similar function to the Magic Origin, being able to store Free Energy Elements or Mana spontaneously, making Pandora’s body extraordinary compared to normal humans.

This theory was proved by the Fire Python they had captured at the start in the Blue Lion Kingdom.

At first, the Fire Python was able to cast Fire Magic despite lacking a Magic Origin, and he had also extracted a magic-infused special fatty substance from its skin which activated the Monroe Chapter, bringing him to where he was now.

To put it simply, creatures like Pandora and the Fire Python, as well as other Demonized Creatures without sentience, were able to wield Extraordinary Power on a similar path to mages—gaining abilities from their bloodline, inheritable from one generation to the next.

In the early days, human Wizards likely followed the same path, including so-called Apocalypse Wizards and even the more ancient ones. However, later on, to enable more people to more easily wield Extraordinary Power, the Magic Origin was invented, ushering in the era of the Dawn Wizards.

After an unexplained cataclysmic event, the path of the Apocalypse Wizards was lost, with all Wizards becoming Dawn Wizards, and a clear distinction emerged between humans and Demonized Creatures.

In this light, in a sense and retracing to the source, there was little difference between humans and Demonized Creatures, just as humans on Earth, like their ancient ancestors and wild beasts, were barbaric—later, humans evolved to become top of the food chain.

Therefore, although Pandora lacked a Magic Origin, she could still activate the effects of Spells. Pandora was young now, but as she grew up, with sufficient Free Energy Elements and Mana in her body, she would be able to naturally cast powerful Spells, becoming as formidable as Gregory or even surpassing him.

From this perspective, using biological knowledge to study the structures of Demonized Creatures and Wizards might yield incredibly surprising results. His current path combined the ways of the Apocalypse Wizards and Dawn Wizards, and through research, he might discover an even more unique and potent route.

Of course, real research would require significant time and energy and currently, with just the "Destructive Gloves" and the "Ultimate Secret of the Black Spirit King", he was too busy to even consider it—such exploration would have to wait until later when an opportunity arose.

Storing the thought in his mind, Richard refocused his attention on Pandora.

Pandora was still eagerly flaunting the silver pendant, saying, "Did you see? Did you see? I really know how to use it!"

As she spoke, the blue light on the surface of the silver pendant gradually faded, returning to its dormant state.

"Ah—," Pandora’s expression froze instantly, and the next moment, she clutched the pendant guiltily, holding it close to her chest, and said with wide eyes, "Anyway... anyway... you already said you’d reward it to me, it’s mine now, no take-backs. So... don’t even think about taking it away from me, don’t... don’t even think about it!"

Richard: "..." He couldn’t help shaking his head as he realized something: in the world, there were two kinds of creatures that loved shiny things the most—one was women, and the other was dragons. What stood before him was a combination of the two, a young girl dragon.

He had now confirmed that Pandora could use the silver pendant, but because she was young, she couldn’t activate it easily. He didn’t feel it was necessary to take the silver pendant back just for this reason, so he casually waved his hand to Pandora, "You keep it, I won’t want it back, but you also can’t bite it and ruin it, got it? Okay, now go do your homework, I’ll check it later."

"Oh." Pandora responded, her gaze still holding a trace of vigilance, as if fearing Richard might change his mind. She stepped backward out of the door and with a turn, disappeared quickly.

Richard shook his head again without further thought and continued to organize the spoils of war; after all, there were indeed many of them.

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Meanwhile.

In a private room within a Jungle Hut in the Dark Forest Gathering Place, people were conversing. Since it was a matter concerning the entire gathering place, the voices were kept very low, and spells were used to soundproof the space.

This private room belonged to Wizard Eva, the administrator of the Dark Forest Gathering Place. Aside from the necessary few pieces of furniture, there was nothing else—the style, to put it nicely, was minimalist, or poorly furnished, to say the least.

There were three people in the room at the time: Eva herself, Wizard Tifeng, and Wizard Teddy.

During the previous Deep Blue Castle conference, the three had suffered injuries to varying extents.

Although Eva was the strongest in power, she had engaged in combat with many Black Robed Wizards while covering the Jungle Hut people’s escape, resulting in serious injuries that she had not fully recovered from even now, leaving her complexion somewhat pale.

Compared to Eva, Tifeng’s injuries were slightly less severe but more visible. In the prior battle at Deep Blue Castle, he had fought several times, completely exhausted. Had it not been for Richard’s intervention, even an extra life wouldn’t have been enough for him. Afterwards, while escaping under Richard’s protection, he was unluckily ambushed by a Black Robed Wizard. Although he dodged the attack, his face was grazed by a Wind Blade carrying corrosive energy.

Now his face was completely disfigured, a long scar trailed his face surrounded by pits left by corrosion. Even after applying some potions, it wasn’t something that could heal quickly. His previous handsomeness was nowhere to be found. Compared to him, Teddy, who had been ugly and clumsy, suddenly became the room’s most good-looking.

Teddy was the luckiest one in the room. Although not strong, he had coincidentally run into Richard during the battle at Deep Blue Castle. With Richard’s overwhelming power, he hadn’t had the chance to fight. After being covered during the escape, he and Gro and others managed to break out successfully. So, apart from some initial injuries due to the effect of the Demons Breaking Pearl, he had no other injuries and was now fully recovered.

At this moment, Teddy, looking at Tifeng, who kept talking to Eva and at Tifeng’s face, felt a surge of confidence for some unknown reason, and he couldn’t help but puff out his chest.

Tifeng was completely oblivious to Teddy, speaking earnestly and detailing the experience at Deep Blue Castle to Eva, especially the part where Richard killed people: "... I thought I was a goner for sure, but suddenly he appeared, moved his hand, and conjured a Magic Tool I’ve never seen before. He launched an attack... and all those people... they just died..."

Eva listened to Tifeng’s words in silence, her expression growing more and more serious.

Teddy, on the other hand, kept puffing out his chest, enjoying the moment.

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