Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 166 - 66: Battlefield Mechanic - Master Richard
Chapter 166: Chapter 66: Battlefield Mechanic – Master Richard
“You can fix it?” Lawrence exclaimed in surprise, “then hurry up, without this thing’s firepower, we’ll have to deal with hundreds of bugs shortly.”
Saying that, he glanced at the Crystal Ball, and his face turned very ugly.
“Damn it, all the Black Wizards around are dealing with bugs, and several gun emplacements have this kind of problem; they’re all calling for support.”
These Magic Stone Cannons had been withdrawn from the front lines after intensive use and inevitably had some hidden damages, which might not be visible on ordinary days but could cost you dearly at critical moments.
Richard didn’t say much more and shoved the Magic Conducting Components under his robe, then refined the skills above.
A white light appeared above the Melter, which Richard absorbed, and instantly various illusions appeared before his eyes. Different Wizards had left deep imprints on this component with the same skill; the Melter refined these imprints, removing impurities and leaving behind the most exquisite skills, which then merged into Richard’s soul.
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The next moment, Richard opened his eyes, took out a black slate, a bottle of ink, and a quill pen from his pocket.
With the quill pen, he drew a simple Alchemy Array on the slate, placed the Magic Conducting Component within, then infused Magic Power into the Array, his spirit entering the Alchemy Array to begin reshaping the Magic Conducting Circuit.
The biggest problem with reshaping a Magic Conduction Circuit was the need for multitasking, progressing on multiple fronts, which for some Wizards was a skill that could be mastered with a bit of practice, but for others, it could be a lifelong struggle of confusion and clumsiness.
The Magic Conducting Component gradually changed within the Alchemy Array, its surface scratches began to vanish, and its dim surface started to regain its shine.
Fine silver lines spread from the bottom of the Magic Conducting Component, wrapping around the entire component like a tree diagram.
At this moment, Ivan, who was seeking an Alchemy Wizard, flew in with a white-robed Wizard.
This white-robed Wizard had a strong presence, a Second Ring Wizard, with a full white beard, deep wrinkles on his face, and the air of decayed life force about him, all signs of an extremely experienced old Wizard.
“Master, it’s this…”
Ivan was cut off before he could finish speaking as the old Wizard covered his mouth.
He pointed to Richard, who was reshaping the Magic Conduction Circuit, and sent a Spiritual Message:
“Kid, can’t you see someone’s working here?”
Dozens of seconds later, Richard opened his eyes and inserted the Magic Conducting Component back into the Magic Stone Cannon.
He turned around to see an old Wizard staring at him.
The old Wizard said nothing, went to the Magic Stone Cannon, pulled out Richard’s Magic Conducting Component, and checked it.
Ivan introduced, “Richard, this is our legion’s Master of Arms, Master Vladimir.”
The old Wizard finished checking the component, then reinserted it and took out a rune-covered metal component from his Magic Pocket and placed it into the Magic Stone Cannon, followed by a Metal ingot.
The operations that followed were beyond Richard’s comprehension.
Without drawing any Alchemy Arrays, the old Wizard let his Magic Power surge, and the Metal ingot rapidly changed shape in his hands, forming several metal parts, even growing Runes on the surfaces of the parts.
Such operations, to Richard, were nothing short of miraculous.
Alchemy can be used like this?
After installing the parts, the old Wizard directed Magic Power into the Magic Stone Cannon, and as a Magic Wave spread from the rune-covered component, he turned to Ivan and said,
“Done, it’s fixed.”
Then, he came over to Richard and scrutinized him with an almost inspecting gaze.
“Black Wizard, your teacher is Jolod, isn’t it?”
Richard was slightly taken aback and nodded.
Upon hearing this, the old Wizard snorted coldly, “The Black Tower Wizard Academy would only teach its students to use such antiquated skills. Still using a slate to draw an Alchemy Array on the battlefield, you wouldn’t be laughed to death if people heard.”
Richard’s expression turned somewhat displeased. Although he didn’t know what relationship this old Wizard had with his teacher, the sarcastic tone irked him greatly.
Just as he was about to retort, he saw the old Wizard take out a Crystal Ball and a Magic Scroll from his pocket.
“Kid, you’ve been temporarily conscripted by me, this is my authorization scroll.”
After that, he handed the Crystal Ball to Richard: “This contains an introduction to Battlefield Alchemy that I have compiled; learn it quickly, and tell your teacher when you go back that learning a bit of Alchemy Mechanical Science won’t kill him. Things that apprentices can do, and he refuses to learn, what a stubborn old fool.”
Richard’s expression became serious, and he received the Crystal Ball with both hands. Although this old Wizard was sarcastic, the fact that he presented knowledge immediately made Richard respect him profoundly.
As Richard’s spiritual power explored the Crystal Ball, a vast amount of information rushed into his brain.
Much of this information was very basic, and Richard had learned many of these things from Jolod. But after the old Wizard’s organization and additions, seemingly unrelated knowledge was connected, greatly enriching Richard’s understanding of Alchemy.
After assimilating and refining this knowledge, it became a skill known as Battlefield Alchemy.
This skill allowed Alchemy Wizards to perform simple Alchemy operations in an extremely short time.
Having received the knowledge, Richard gave the old Wizard a Wizard’s Salute.
“Master, what can I do for you?”
The old wizard nodded satisfiedly, evidently Richard had seen the power of this skill.
“Kid, we’ve got cannon emplacements damaged all over, and as my assistant, you’re responsible for helping me repair the Magic Stone Cannons.”
“Ah?” Richard blinked, “Master, we Black Wizards haven’t been trained to repair cannon emplacements; that earlier fix was just a fluke since the parts weren’t too damaged, and I was just trying a desperate solution…”
The old wizard waved his hand, furrowing his brow and cutting Richard off.
“Training or no training, it’s just that a bunch of idiots haven’t mastered the basics. Reconstructing the Magic Conduction Circuit is basic Alchemy, and you did just fine without any training.”
He was obviously very displeased with this training system, speaking with utter disdain. In his view, all an Alchemy Wizard needed to learn were Magic Stone Cannon blueprints for making temporary parts when repairs were necessary; all other learning was quite useless.
Any wizard who needed special training to repair was just an idiot who didn’t have the fundamentals down.
Seeing this, Richard had no choice but to say goodbye to Ali and Lawrence and started working with the old wizard as part of a battlefield firefighting team.
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The situation on the battlefield was dire. After intense use at the front lines, almost every Magic Stone Cannon had sustained various hidden damages.
Each of those hidden damages could cause an area to become weak in firepower, allowing large numbers of bugs to penetrate residential areas, harassing the cannon positions and causing a chain reaction.
“Kid, handle this.” The old wizard handed Richard a Magic Conducting Component, its intricate lines inducing dizziness in any ordinary person at a glance.
This was a component of the Tesla V Magic Stone Cannon, far more complex than the Lavoisier II type that Richard had repaired before. The components were complex, but the principle was the same.
Richard held the Magic Conducting Component, and a tiny Alchemy Array appeared in his palm.
This was a basic technique of Battlefield Alchemy—the Alchemy Array in palm.
This technique required the wizard to have extremely precise control over magic power, but as luck would have it, Richard was particularly skilled in this aspect.
Years of making Magic Equipment had given him far superior control over magic power compared to the average wizard.
The Alchemy Array completed, the Magic Conducting Component in Richard’s hands began to shine, the intricate Magic Conducting Circuit emitting a faint light as it was powered by magic, these tiny beams of light spreading from the bottom to the top in an evenly paced and steady manner.
“Hmm, not bad, the fundamentals are solid.” The old wizard took the part back, patting Richard’s shoulder with approval, “Jolod, that old thing, always manages to attract good apprentices. Eric was one, and now you too.
Right, Eric should be close to a Three Rings by now; I wonder if Jolod’s old face will feel any pride being surpassed by his student.”
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At these words, Richard’s lips trembled slightly as he spoke softly:
“Master, Brother Eric… has fallen behind enemy lines.”
“Hmm… Oh!”
The old wizard startled, his eyes widening as if they were bells. But soon he regained his composure, though his voice was a little low:
“Another short-lived genius… Sigh!”
He had lived too long and seen too many such occurrences to find it strange.
Following the old wizard, Richard went from the eastern side of the residential area to the western, repairing more than a dozen Magic Stone Cannons along the way and becoming more adept at reshaping Magic Conduction Circuits, earning himself the title of “Master Richard.”
The old wizard repaired even more and demonstrated to Richard what real Battlefield Alchemy was.
An entire Magic Stone Cannon was practically destroyed due to melting and an Acid Liquid Ball assault. But the old wizard, after inspection, deemed it still worth repairing.
He then took out several Metal ingots, fusing them into one big chunk. He pressed on the Metal ingot with both hands, and it began to morph and reshape as if alive, with parts detaching from the ingot, each marked with fiery red Runes.
Spiritual immersion, shaping, and Engraving Runes, he compressed these three processes into a moment, multitasking at the same time.
In just over a minute, the huge Metal ingot was transformed into a pile of parts.
Richard wasn’t sure about the quality of these parts, but he was certain they were enough for this Magic Stone Cannon to regain functionality.
On the battlefield, nothing else mattered as long as it worked.
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After reshaping the Magic Conducting Component, Richard passed it to the old wizard, leaning against the wall as his vision repeatedly darkened.
Using the Alchemy Array was a process that greatly exhausted spiritual power, and as a One Ring Wizard, his spiritual power was drained after repairing over a dozen Magic Stone Cannons.
Looking at the endless sea of bugs in the distance, a sense of despair suddenly welled up within him.
The battle of the battlefield had been raging for three days, the swarms of bugs were still endless; could they really win?
Suddenly, Richard felt a slight tremor from the ground. He looked towards the mass of bugs.
Dozens of colossal figures slowly revealed their forms in the depths of the battlefield.
After thirteen days of progress, the War Beasts that had dominated the Third War Zone had finally reached the frontline battlefield.
