Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 238 - 22 Night Raid

Chapter 238: Chapter 22 Night Raid

“Since that’s the case, let us sign a contract,” said Theodore as he pulled out a black Soul Contract from his pocket and drafted some terms. These terms mainly included the charter of conduct during operations and the distribution of benefits after the actions concluded.

After all, everyone involved was a Black Wizard and had reached the Three Rings; saying their hearts were like coal wouldn’t be an overstatement. For them, betraying their own team members for personal gain was typical, and without a contract for assurance, holding back during operations would decrease overall profits.

Once the contract was signed, several wizards each demonstrated their Divine Skills as they left the basement, leaving only Theodore, Richard, and the alchemy wizard who had transformed himself into an Alchemy Puppet.

Theodore pointed to himself and then to the alchemy wizard beside him, introducing them, “Let me introduce ourselves, I am Theodore, a Shaping Wizard, and he is Staven, an Alchemy Wizard.”

Richard nodded slightly to the two wizards, “I am Richard, an Alchemy Wizard.”

“Alchemy Wizard?” Staven looked at Richard and said in his odd voice, “No wonder you joined so quickly. Are you from the Flesh Faction?”

“I dabble in both sides and don’t belong to any faction,” Richard vaguely replied.

“That makes you practical then.” Staven looked at Ulysses on Richard’s shoulder, “It looks like you have quite high achievements in both aspects, as this Magic Pet of yours seems rather extraordinary.”

Ulysses, using a crow claw, had left all the wizards present in shock as he wrestled with a Physique Wizard.

Though it was partially because the Physique Wizard didn’t want to escalate the situation, Ulysses’ formidable strength was a significant factor.

Of course, had those wizards known that if Ulysses were to unleash his full might, he could slaughter all the wizards present, they would be terrified.

“It’s just luck,” Richard humbly said.

Acquiring Ulysses’ help was purely luck, involving a critically wounded World Master, a unique geographical condition, plus a mysterious Miracle Furnace, making this nearly impossible feat of a One Ring Wizard enslaving a World Master possible.

“Luck is also a part of strength,” Theodore added, “Now that the plan has been settled, we should start making arrangements. Since you, Richard, have wandered here by accident, I presume you have no arrangements. If you have no other matters, you may as well stay in this basement for the time being.

The basement is located beneath the Linksa’s Eye office; you won’t find a safer place in the entire Luxor.”

“Thank you, Master,” Richard replied with a nod.

…

After leaving the basement, Theodore and Staven freely walked into the second-floor office of the building.

Inside the office, several Fire Lizards were engaged in the critical work of reproducing their species.

Squeak.

As they pushed the door open, the Fire Lizards were momentarily startled, but then immediately stood straight, giving a Wizard’s Salute—even though they were still proudly engaged in their tasks.

A flicker of contempt passed through Theodore’s eyes; native Aliens were just native Aliens, always ruled by primal desires.

“Toin, a guest is staying in the basement. Do not allow anyone to go down there during this time,” Theodore said calmly.

Although he disliked these Fire Lizards, at the moment, they still had their uses; let them reproduce more, and he could earn more Magic Stones.

“Yes, Master,” the most robust Fire Lizard replied in broken Wizard Language.

“These days, keep an eye on the military movements and report any unusual activity to me immediately,” Theodore instructed.

Toin hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively, “Master, are you planning to take action against that base?”

Theodore’s brow furrowed, and the next instant, Toin was writhing on the floor in agony.

“Toin, I believe I told you not to ask questions,” Theodore said emotionlessly, his voice as cold as winter wind, sending shivers through the other Fire Lizards.

Soon, Toin stopped convulsing. He crawled pitifully to Theodore’s feet, tears and saliva dripping uncontrollably.

“I am sorry, Master. I won’t dare again…”

Theodore looked down on the pitiful Toin with disdain.

Natives are just natives; compared to wizards, their wills are as fragile as paper.

Without saying anything more, Theodore turned and left the room. Staven took a vial of Magic Potion from his pocket and handed it to Toin.

“This potion will ease your pain.”

After saying that, Staven also left the room.

Not long after the two wizards left, Toin chased the other Fire Lizards out of the office, leaving only a female Fire Lizard.

He aggressively pinned the female underneath him, their tails intertwining, sometimes relaxing, sometimes tightening.

This breeding act continued for an hour, and following Toin’s shudder, he collapsed on the floor, murmuring:

“Bili, I regret this now. All these wizards are bastards.”

The female Fire Lizard, named Bili, lay down on Toin’s chest and spoke in a low voice:

“Toin, the die is cast; we have no way back.”

Both of these Fire Lizards had silver horns on their heads, marking them as almost royal among their kind, yet under the wizards, they were merely slaves, natives, expendables.

Their value sometimes was even less than a vial of a wizard’s reagent.

“No way back?” Toin looked up at the ceiling, his eyes filled with confusion.

Suddenly, he stood up, went to the desk, and pulled out a gold-patterned nail from the drawer.

He looked at the nail for a long time, while Bili stood up from the ground, curiously looking towards Toin.

“Toin, what is this?”

Toin looked at the nail, his expression changing from puzzled to resolute. He whispered softly,

“This is an escape route, and it is redemption.”

…

As days went by, Richard kept busy in the basement.

Spell optimization is a fundamental skill for any wizard, no matter which school they belong to—optimizing spells is essential, especially for Shaping Magic.

Because a major operation was forthcoming, Richard, after a long pause, began optimizing his spells.

For wizards, spells are the most commonly used means of attack, and the duration of casting, energy consumption, and energy level are important indicators of a spell.

Richard’s proficiency in Plastic Energy Study was not profound, so significantly increasing the energy level of a spell was obviously not possible. However, his years of making Magic Equipment and working with Alchemy Machines had given him a deeper understanding of Rune Arrays.

This understanding allowed him to reduce the number of runes in a magic model, thereby lowering the magic consumption, and Richard also planned to incorporate the Pioneer Rune One into the magic model, making drastic changes to it.

Optimizing spell consumption took Richard a whole month, and after a month, looking at the complex magic model in the Crystal Ball, a smug smile appeared on his lips.

“Hehehe, just by reducing the number of runes and then adding the Pioneer Rune One, I managed to reduce the consumption to half without diminishing the power of the Heart of Annihilation.”

Heart of Annihilation, the first spell Richard had created, had never been modified since its inception.

Thus, this modification essentially amalgamated all the usable knowledge Richard had acquired up to this stage, truly a crystallization of his knowledge.

“The only thing left is to modify the Magic Mark.”

Mentioning the modification of the Magic Mark made Richard’s face fall.

Modifying a Magic Mark is like performing surgery on a soul, without anesthesia at that. This experience, even for wizards, is exceptionally painful.

That is why Richard took so long before he came around to optimizing the magic model of Heart of Annihilation.

If the pain of modifying the magic model could be lessened, Richard would surely revise it whenever he made any progress.

Three days later, Theodore and Stalin arrived in the basement.

“Richard, the plan is all set. Here is the map and the plan, take a look.”

Saying this, Theodore handed Richard a huge scroll.

Opening the scroll, Richard quickly understood the various wizards’ arrangements for this operation.

The main point of this operation was speed, to complete all strategic objectives and retreat before the Dragon Beast Knight Order could encircle them.

And to minimize casualties and for more flexibility in the operation.

During this operation, the One and Second Ring wizards would serve as distractions to draw fire. They would raid cities near Luxor multiple times to divert Balashar’s attention.

These feints were also meticulously planned. If Balashar failed to come to their aid, these feints would turn into real attacks.

Meanwhile, the few Three Rings wizards, acting as the main force, would infiltrate the Dragon Beast Cultivation Base as covertly and swiftly as possible to accomplish their mission.

After reviewing the entire plan, Richard handed the scroll back to Theodore.

“We’re taking action tonight?”

“Tonight.”

“Good.”

Richard immediately began to tidy up the basement and used magic to eliminate any residual traces.

As Richard was checking the basement for any remnants, Stalin couldn’t help but say,

“You really don’t need to clean up so thoroughly; this place is safe enough.”

Richard smiled, “Better safe than sorry.”

A few minutes later, the three wizards each showed their divine skills and left the basement, quickly arriving at the predetermined location.

A few kilometers from the predetermined location lay the volcano reported to conceal the Dragon Beast Cultivation Base.

At the predetermined location, the other Three Rings wizards had already assembled.

Theodore glanced at the number of people, “Everyone’s here. But before we proceed, I must reiterate, we need to be quick. All of you are Three Rings wizards and in past wars, you must have seen wizards who died due to their greed.

Do not make the same mistakes in front of the Lost Ones.”

“Haha, Master is still as nagging as ever.”

“Greed kills, who doesn’t know that?”

“Master, you should save those words for your students.”

Seeing the other wizards’ indifferent attitudes, Theodore couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Hopefully, these wizards could really remain as rational as they appeared now when the time came.

Soon, the sky darkened.

Theodore took out a pocket watch and glanced at the time.

“Take action.”

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