Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 443 - 62: Rebooting the Small-Scale Floating City Project

Chapter 443: Chapter 62: Rebooting the Small-Scale Floating City Project

The suggestion from the Three Rings Wizard was like divine enlightenment to Richard.

Indeed, since the damage radius was small, he could take the opposite approach, reduce the area even further, and then add constraints to enhance the damage quality of the Annihilation Bomb.

This approach, although it narrowed the killing range of the Annihilation Bomb even further...

was, compared to the previous one-meter radius, wholly an improvement.

"Master, you speak truly!" Richard eagerly said to the wizard who had offered the suggestion, "This advice is perfect."

The wizard smiled and replied, "It’s just a small suggestion. You, Master Richard, would have thought of it sooner or later."

"No, no, no," Richard shook his head, "Without this reminder, I don’t know when I would have thought of it.

Could you possibly leave me with a name so that when I finalise the product, I can credit you?"

Seeing Richard take it so seriously, the wizard solemnly said, "I am Eugene. If Master Richard has any issues with Alchemy Machines, you are welcome to come to me for discussion."

That was the purpose of wizard gatherings: exchanging advice and building relationships.

The month-long wizard gathering quickly passed, and arranged by the Tower of Truth, wizards from different Towers of Truth boarded Flying Airships and returned to their respective Towers.

For many wizards, this gathering wasn’t much different from the usual.

But what they did not realize was that their lives were quietly changing.

After returning to Extreme North City, Richard immediately immersed himself in the development of the Annihilation Bomb.

The suggestion from Eugene showed him the future applications of the Annihilation Bomb—if it couldn’t be a shell, then it could surely be a bullet.

By reducing the Elemental quantity of the Annihilation Bomb and constraining the energy, the task was completely doable. The high-density energy produced by the Annihilation reaction could tear through the defenses of most natives.

Whether it was an Energy Barrier or a physical shell, it could penetrate all of it.

Thinking of the effects of the Annihilation Bomb, Richard couldn’t hide a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.

If he could arm his Fire Lizard Battle Group with such weapons, they could probably kill even Wizards quickly.

...

The design of the new version of the Annihilation Bomb took Richard three months. He mainly balanced the Elemental quantity with the constraint devices.

Richard needed to balance the Annihilation Bomb’s power with its cost, and to raise its cost-effectiveness as much as possible.

For this, he had to combine Giant Dragon Alchemy with Wizard Alchemy once again.

And after his adjustments, Richard was very satisfied with the performance of the Annihilation Bomb.

The final Annihilation Bomb was four centimeters in length and two centimeters in diameter, very much like the bullets Richard remembered. However, the Annihilation Bomb didn’t differentiate between bullet head and casing, it only had elemental chambers and a constrainer.

After balancing, the Annihilation Bomb could penetrate a Magic Barrier of a thousand Energy Levels and a physical defense of nine hundred Energy Levels.

And its cost was a mere twenty Magic Stones.

Moreover, if produced on a large scale, this price could be further reduced.

Its activation device was also very simple, deriving from the Ice Cone Skill that Richard had discovered back when he was an Apprentice, which—after his improvements—had its Kinetic Energy Spell effect increased several times and energy consumption reduced significantly.

Of course, this amount of kinetic energy was hardly worth mentioning compared to the Annihilation Bomb’s power.

With the Annihilation Bomb completed, Richard took the final product and entered the Secret Realm, intending to discuss future production with the Fire Lizard craftsmen. Incidentally, he wanted to inquire whether Ulysses recognized the Galaxy Mayfly.

He remembered Ulysses mentioning that several civilizations surrounded the Gods Civilization.

These civilizations had not yet reached the border of the Gods Civilization’s territory, so their relationships were generally harmonious. The World Masters of each could move freely within each other’s territories without being slain like wild World Masters.

Once in the Secret Realm, Ulysses, as usual, was sunning himself in the Holy Nest. Next to him, Hog did the same, lying on the ground with his belly exposed, lazily soaking up the sun.

"Ulysses, come over and take a look at this thing."

Richard took the Galaxy Mayfly specimen out of his pocket, intending to show Ulysses for clarification.

"What is this... Ah! Where did you get this thing?!"

Ulysses stood up from the Holy Nest and, somewhat lazily, flew onto Richard’s shoulder.

After seeing the Galaxy Mayfly specimen clearly, Ulysses was instantly no longer lethargic, and his entire being couldn’t have been more energetic.

In a subdued response, Richard said, "The Wizard Civilization is bordering this civilization, and not long from now, a war of civilizations will begin.

You seem to have seen this civilization before?"

Ulysses was startled for a moment, and then his entire body began to tremble.

He mumbled, "So this is where I am! So this is where I am!"

He was overexcited beyond words.

Richard interrupted, "Calm down first, and tell me what you know about this civilization."

Ulysses forcibly calmed himself down and then began to share what he knew with Richard.

According to Ulysses, the Galaxy Mayfly Civilization was indeed one of the civlizations near the Gods Civilization.

He didn’t know much about it, only that this race was adept at manipulating energy and spiritual power. Their World Masters were very weak individually. However, when commanding hundreds of millions of their kind, their power could double.

But rumors had it that there were only four entities of God King Level in this civilization.

Thus, in terms of high-level combat power, the Wizard Civilization held a substantial advantage.

"Honestly, this war is not going to be easy for you," Ulysses said gravely, "High-level combat power is a great advantage for you, but such forces are usually not deployed.

The usual battlefield is full of mortals like you and Great Wizards. But in this respect, you do not have the upper hand, and you are somewhat at a disadvantage."

Ulysses’s words made Richard’s heart sink; Ulysses never spoke without a target, and when he did speak up, it was always serious.

"We have to fight even if it’s tough," Richard said worriedly, "Someone as insignificant as me can’t decide the course of our civilization."

The ones who could decide the course of civilization were only the Truth Wizards high atop the towers.

"Of course, that’s just me saying," Ulysses comforted, "No one really knows which direction a war will head in until it breaks out.

We thought our war with the Abyss Civilization would be over in a thousand years. Now, two thousand years have passed, and the war is still a quagmire."

Richard sighed and pushed aside the jumbled thoughts in his mind.

"You should train Hog more during this time. Bring out her potential.

What’s the point of her basking in the sun with you all day?"

"Gaga, got it."

Setting aside the matter of the civilizational war, Richard went to the Fire Lizard craftsmen with the Annihilation Bomb in hand.

"Sulina, Calion, come take a look at this thing."

In the Alchemy Workshop, the two heads of the Fire Lizard craftsmen, hearing Richard’s call, immediately set down their work and came to his side.

"My lord, did you need us?"

Richard passed the Annihilation Bomb to them, casually drawing the bomb’s blueprint from his pocket at the same time and handing it over.

"Take a look at this. Is there any way it could be improved? If not, we can consider designing a production line."

The two examined the Annihilation Bomb carefully and revisited the blueprints, then confidently stated,

"My lord, the structure could probably be simplified."

Richard raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Seems like your alchemy skills have improved."

At this, the two smiled humbly, and Calion said, "We owe it to the grace of Lord Hog. As a Giant Dragon, she is exceptionally proficient in Giant Dragon Alchemy.

Following her, we craftsmen have learned a great deal."

Although, to the Fire Lizards, the Giant Dragons were oppressors, slave owners, thanks to Ulysses’ strict discipline, Hog showed no particular interest in the Fire Lizards and was very gentle when interacting.

This dramatically improved the Fire Lizards’ impression of the Giant Dragons.

The Giant Dragons of the Red Sun World had long been exterminated, and the Fire Lizards’ hatred for the Giant Dragons had long since evolved into a form of "custom" passed from mouth to mouth.

In the face of the vastness of time, even hatred carved into stone could vanish like traces in the sand carried off by the wind.

Richard was slightly surprised, "Hog has this ability?"

But thinking about it, that made sense, as Giant Dragon Alchemy was a technique of the Giant Dragons. It was normal for Hog, a Dragon Prince, to have such memories in his bloodline heritage.

"It’s good to progress. You should seek him out often to learn more," Richard commended.

As a Wizard, he greatly appreciated this proactive approach to learning.

Seeing that Richard wasn’t upset, both Calion and Sulina inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. Learning alchemy techniques from Hog without Richard’s permission was, to the Fire Lizards, a risky affair.

"Oh, take a look at this."

Richard seemed to recall something all of a sudden and produced a thick stack of papers from his pocket.

"These are other Wizards’ designs for exoskeleton armor. Take a look, learn from them, see if you can simplify it and make the Mechanic and craftsmen stand out."

Sulina took the stack of papers and divided it with Calion.

The two flipped through them cursorily, their slit pupils expanding several times over.

"This, this... this design is simply marvelous," Calion said, somewhat enraptured.

As a craftsman, he had never imagined that a mechanical creation could be so exquisitely beautiful.

"Examine them regularly. Inform me when you have a plan."

Richard wasn’t bothered by Calion’s gaffe; truth be told, he was similarly stunned when he first saw the blueprints.

It was hard to imagine that machinery could be as delicately detailed as a living body.

"Yes, my lord," Calion and Sulina chorused.

Leaving the Secret Realm, Richard sat in his laboratory, his thoughts whirring.

There was so much he wanted to do; he needed to improve his Physique, to reach the physical limit of a third-level creature before the next war if possible.

He also needed to optimize the Magic Support Vehicle; with a great battle imminent, if the Tesla Chamber of Commerce developed a comparable product at this time, it would undoubtedly impact his business severely.

And now, he needed to research Spells, because spells were the foundation of a Wizard. He needed to improve his Combat Skills, as he was a Wizard pursuing Physique Evolution.

He must push forward with understanding the Radiation Rule, research those strategic Magic Equipment...

He had far too much to do, and each task required a vast amount of time.

Richard paced the laboratory for a long while when his eyes suddenly noticed that the walls of his laboratory were curved.

Snap!

Richard clapped his hands sharply, suddenly realizing, "How could I have forgotten about the small Floating City issue? This thing would be of immense help to me, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Wizard World."

With that, Richard took his Single Soldier Armor from his pocket and opened its chest compartment to retrieve the Star Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace inside.

[Material: Small Star Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace]

[Information to Refine: Star Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace Design Blueprint]

[Refining Cost: Two Hundred Thirty Spiritual Power]

[Skill to Refine: Ghost Craftsman Forging Skill (Incomplete)]

[Refining Cost: One Hundred Thirty Spiritual Power]

[Rule to Refine: Deceit Rule]

[Refining Cost: Twenty Soul Power]

Seeing the information provided by the Miracle Furnace, Richard didn’t hesitate to choose to refine the design blueprint.