Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 387 - 7: World Tree Subbody
Chapter 387 -7: World Tree Subbody
The strength of an individual was ultimately limited.
Richard had understood this truth while he was still a Wizard Apprentice.
But when faced with the concentrated fire of spells from the White Wizard Army, Richard gained a deeper understanding of this truth.
A rain of fire fell, and the insect tide was annihilated.
In order not to involve Richard’s group, the White Wizard Army deliberately cast the spells from a distance. This allowed Richard and his companions to clearly witness the spectacle of magic concentrated fire.
Barrages of fireballs rained down from the sky, like an apocalyptic downpour that turned the dense forest and the insect tide to ashes.
The massive overlapping Fireball Techniques directly blew the entire battlefield into a vacuum. The intense shockwaves instantly shattered the internal organs of those insects not directly hit by the fireballs.
Even four Three Rings Wizards had to put up Magic Barriers, struggling with all their might to resist the impact.
“Is this the power of magic concentrated fire?” Richard asked, slightly shocked.
“Heh heh, the Netherfire Army’s concentrated fire with the Fireball Technique is still as formidable as ever.”
Stio arrived at Richard’s side, looked at the scorched battlefield, and turned to laugh, “You’ve been hiding your abilities deep. During our time at the Academy, I never saw you this powerful.”
Richard also smiled back, “Isn’t it the same for you? In the Academy, I had no idea you had also studied magnetic spells.”
The two exchanged glances, then laughed heartily and turned to fly toward the direction of the Floating City.
Back at the Floating City, logistics Wizards were working with the White Wizard Army’s Fortress Wizards to clean up the battlefield.
As the World Mushroom pulled the mother organism back into the Secret Realm, these vine tentacles did not die immediately, but no new tentacles appeared.
Under the cleanup by the Black Wizards, these tentacles were quickly slaughtered to near extinction.
Richard watched as the logistics Wizards collected one body after another, and his brow involuntarily furrowed.
“It looks like we’ve suffered quite a few losses; command really played a bad hand this time.”
“This is no bad hand.”
Richard turned his head and saw Jimmy standing not far from him.
This Three Rings Wizard, who was highly valued by Garon the Great Wizard, was for some reason not in the command center managing the arrangements.
Richard raised an eyebrow, “Oh? What do you mean, Master? Is there something hidden here that I don’t know about?”
“It’s not really a secret.” Jimmy came to Richard’s side and casually explained, “The Academy has learned the hard way from past experiences.
Our Academy once attacked a world dominated by the World Tree. That world was filled with carnivorous plants, and throwing a Slave Army into it not only failed to have the desired effect but even strengthened the enemy, making the first battle upon entering that world look quite ugly.
In the end, the world pushed our Dean to the point where he had to use a Forbidden Spell to destroy it.”
“Is that so?” Richard was astonished, “Isn’t the Dean a Sixth Circle Great Wizard? How could he be forced to use a Forbidden Spell?”
By all accounts, a miniature world should at most have two forth-level World Masters, such a world for someone like Garon the Great Wizard should have been an easy conquest, right?
“That’s the trouble with worlds dominated by the World Tree.” Jimmy sighed slightly, “Even someone like the Dean, when facing a massive entity that has turned virtually the entire world into its own flowerpot, must resort to a Forbidden Spell to destroy the world to claim victory.”
Speaking of that, Jimmy suddenly changed the subject to that mother organism.
“I heard that you’ve formed a partnership with a Wanderer from the Star Realm, asking him to help you extract that mother organism.”
Upon hearing this, Richard feigned nonchalance, “Just a coincidence.”
The matter of the World Mushroom was better kept under wraps.
What he now possessed was too precious for his current level of strength.
Jimmy smiled slightly, “Don’t be nervous, command is very interested in that mother organism. You can contact the Wanderer now and see if you can exchange the mother organism for something else.
Of course, if he’s unwilling, there’s no need to force the issue. The Dean has abundant experience dealing with these kinds of things. If you can’t make a deal, just give me the contact ritual.
The Academy will compensate you accordingly.”
The word “compensation” made Richard’s mouth twitch involuntarily.
So just kill me outright if you’re not going to give anything.
But this was in keeping with the way Wizards conducted themselves.
With aliens, initiating a trade is offering you face; you’d better sign the contract. If you don’t sign, the Wizard can save a contract.
Richard bowed slightly and replied, “All right, I’ll go and communicate with it. But I wonder what price the Academy is willing to offer?
Knowing the price would make it easier to negotiate.”
“Price, huh…” Jimmy rubbed his bald head, then slapped it lightly, “A hundred thousand Magic Essence. As an Alchemy Wizard, you should be familiar with the prices of various materials and treasures.
As long as it doesn’t exceed this price, the Academy can accept it. Of course, if that thing wants some bizarre items, you just refer to this list.”
Jimmy pulled a scroll out of his pocket and handed it to Richard.
“As long as it’s on there, the Academy can accept it. If it’s not on the list, the Dean will also negotiate.”
Richard took the scroll, bowed slightly to Jimmy, and then opened a Secret Realm Rift.
“Oh? You have a piece of a Secret Realm Fragment?”
Jimmy was slightly surprised by the sight of the Secret Realm Rift, but then he quickly realized and patted his head laughing,
“Almost forgot, you’re quite a wealthy man. A Secret Realm Fragment is not much of a precious thing to someone like you.”
Richard entered the Secret Realm and immediately located the World Mushroom.
“World Mushroom, do you still have that thing I asked you to pull out?”
A mycelium tentacle stretched out from the main stalk of the World Mushroom, binding the vine mother and bringing it to Richard’s side.
“Of course, it’s here.”
The vine mother didn’t move in the grasp of the mycelium tentacle, but Richard could clearly sense the powerful life radiation from this mighty creature.
“Did you anesthetize it?”
“Yeah, it wasn’t very obedient and even tried to parasitize me.”
“Parasitize you?” Richard exclaimed in astonishment, “It could still move under your pressure?”
“Master, you seem to underestimate this creature. If I’m not mistaken, it should be an offspring of some World Tree.
Its mother must be an extremely terrifying entity. Not to mention me, even that crow in its prime would not be able to suppress it with mere pressure.”
The words of the World Mushroom poured over Richard like a bucket of cold water.
If that were true, then they had really encountered a big problem this time.
Richard shook his head to clear the chaotic thoughts from his mind. No matter how dangerous this world was, as long as Garon the Great Wizard did not order a retreat, he had no choice but to continue the fight obediently.
Even a Three Rings Wizard was merely a pawn in the hands of a Great Wizard.
Richard took out the scroll that Jimmy had entrusted to him, on which a stream of words was written in Soul Text, closely resembling that of the Nightmare World.
“World Mushroom, come and see if there’s anything you need. We can’t just give this mother away for nothing.”
Although Richard was the honorary Deputy Dean of the Garon Wizard College, such honorary titles could be set aside when it came to his own interests.
After all, the house and business of Garon the Great Wizard were so extensive that he wouldn’t miss the little bit that Richard skimmed.
The World Mushroom received the scroll with its mycelium tentacles.
Soon after, Richard heard the World Mushroom’s muffled voice beside his ear.
“Master, these items are for those Cosmic Wanderers, they’re of no use to me.”
Richard felt a bit disappointed and said, “Alright then, I’ll take some Secret Realm Fragments.”
Having said that, Richard was about to leave the Secret Realm. But just as he was opening the Secret Realm Rift, the voice of the World Mushroom suddenly rang in his ear.
“Master, if possible, please find more of these World Tree Subbodies; they are of great use to me.”
Richard paused, somewhat surprised, “Hmm? What use are they to you?”
“This World Tree is very powerful and follows the same evolutionary path as me. By devouring its offspring, I can see the path ahead more clearly.
I am already feeling an invisible barrier; if I cannot break through it, the expansion of the Secret Realm will soon stop.”
“Seeing the path ahead…” Richard pondered for a moment and earnestly said, “Okay, I’ll keep an eye out for it.”
Since the offspring were related to the development of the Secret Realm, of course, he had to pay attention. Moreover, the World Mushroom was a significant ally for him; its growth was undoubtedly beneficial.
After leaving the Secret Realm, Richard found Jimmy in the Floating City and explained the deal.
“Secret Realm Fragments… Why would a Cosmic Wanderer want such things?”
Looking at Richard’s request, Jimmy, rubbing his bald head, was baffled.
Richard feigned a sigh and said, “That’s the way these things are, they always require some outlandish and bizarre items.”
Jimmy nodded in agreement, “That’s true, given those indescribable entities, nothing they request would be too strange.”
Jimmy then took out a crystal ball and respectfully said, “Dean, do you still have any Secret Realm Fragments? The Wanderer wants to exchange a mother for a fragment.”
“Secret Realm Fragments?”
Garon the Great Wizard’s somewhat surprised voice came out of the crystal ball.
“This creature has quite the appetite.”
With that said, a space rift appeared beside Jimmy, and a crystal ball fell out of it.
“Give it this one. If it’s not satisfied, I’ll go and find it myself.”
Jimmy handed the crystal ball to Richard, jokingly saying, “The Dean’s Secret Realm Fragments are not some warehouse goods sold by the Wizard Commerce. If yours doesn’t contain much, you might as well keep the Dean’s and give yours to it.
You definitely won’t lose out on this deal.”
Richard laughed at the suggestion, “Master, that’s a good idea, but too bad my fragment has already been converted into a workshop, so I can’t trade it.”
After that, Richard entered the Secret Realm and handed over the fragment to the World Mushroom.
Then he waited in the Secret Realm for a while, pretending to perform a ritual before leaving the Secret Realm with the World Tree Subbody.
Thud!
Richard dropped the mother onto the ground and casually wiped the sweat from his forehead.
The mother may have looked slender, but that was compared to the surrounding towering trees. In terms of size alone, this thing was dozens of meters high with a trunk so thick that ten people couldn’t embrace it.
Carrying this thing out of the Secret Realm had taken considerable effort from Richard.
But just as he had thrown the mother out, and before Jimmy could react,
this vine mother, which was supposedly anesthetized by the World Mushroom, suddenly burst forth with astonishing life energy.
It seemed… to be summoning something!
