Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 495 - 40: Developing the Bloodline

Leaving Extreme North City, Richard made another trip to Garon Wizard College to get an update on the war situation.

Wizard World’s Crystal Balls didn’t have a news function, so if he wanted to stay informed about the changes in the Wizard World, he had to go through some established channels.

And the outcome of the war was just as he had expected.

The Wizards had given up on the Star River World.

In the second year after Richard left the Star River World, a new King of Mayflies descended upon it. Garon the Great Wizard, facing two enemies alone, fought for precious time for the Wizards within the war zone to retreat, and after the Wizards had evacuated, he detonated the weapon known as the Weapon of the End of Days.

The effect of this weapon nearly decimated the armies of the Galaxy Mayflies that had entered the world, leaving hardly one in ten.

The cost, however, was that Garon the Great Wizard was severely wounded by the power brought by the fallen Mayflies used by the King of Mayflies; he likely wouldn’t be able to return to the frontlines for several hundred years.

Furthermore, according to the internal battle reports from the Military Department, barring those Wizards with soul boxes, Wizard Civilization lost nearly half a million Wizards in the Star River World.

That number might not sound large, given that the losses of the Galaxy Mayfly are counted in the hundreds of millions according to Wizard statistics.

However, most of these deceased Wizards were seasoned veterans.

Their deaths were a significant blow to the Wizard Army.

Nevertheless, there was good news amidst the bad.

The small-scale Floating City had been optimized and was being built at the rate of one per month. If nothing went wrong, in the upcoming wars, these small Floating Cities would defend the airspace of the Star Realm, thereby providing a stable rear for the Wizards.

Having gathered the war news, Richard glanced at Garon Wizard College’s task board. With all the Three Rings Wizards conscripted, the tasks on the board were all minor.

Richard casually took on a few, planning to earn some Contribution Value to exchange for certain items.

Though he temporarily did not need to fight in the battles of civilization, he still had to participate in the Plane Wars.

Currently, the Wizards were on the defensive, and they were bound to lose a significant part of their worlds in the future. If they didn’t expand into more worlds now, while they still had the numbers, they would be in an awkward position when it was time to counter-attack due to resource shortages.

Many of the alchemy materials used by Wizards were special products of specific worlds. Once those worlds were conquered, it was as if the Wizards were cut off from a source of materials.

Moreover, Magic Stones were also a big problem.

Although Magic Stones can regenerate by drawing on Earth Veins, their regeneration rate is far outpaced by the Wizards’ consumption. A shortage of Magic Stones on the frontlines was fatal.

Relying on drawing energy from the air was too time-consuming, and the energy on the battlefield was too frenzied; taming it also depleted a great deal of spiritual power.

Leaving Garon Wizard College, Richard on the road, pulled out Ali’s contact number.

After returning from the frontlines, Richard had seen Ali once. At that time, he had left Anna and went out of his way to see Ali.

Ali’s current research was focused on developing her own Bloodline to boost her combat abilities as much as possible. Over the years, while studying the Garon Great Wizard Scroll, he had made some breakthroughs in Bloodline research.

Now was a good time to let Ali practice and collect some data in the process.

Moreover, Ali’s Bloodline incorporated that of two powerful races, the Giant Dragon and the Abyss Demon; Richard wanted to see what kind of changes would occur after such Bloodline development.

After connecting, Ali’s tired voice came through the Crystal Ball.

"Hello, Richard, what is it?"

Richard turned on the video, and in the projection, Ali was in the Gravity Training Room, sweating profusely as she trained.

"I have something good for you, come over."

"Something good?"

Ali removed the weight training suit she was wearing, and though it looked light and fluffy, it made a heavy thud as it hit the ground.

"I’m not in much need of research materials right now. I’m developing my Bloodline lately."

Richard smiled mysteriously, "I know, just come over, and I guarantee you’ll be satisfied."

Ali nodded, her flushed skin glistening as sweat flowed like water.

"Alright, I happen to have something that I need your help with."

...

Half a month later, a streak of light fell from the sky and landed in front of Richard’s Wizard Tower.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

The crisp doorbell woke Richard from his research, and he opened the front door. Standing outside was Ali, whom he had summoned with a message.

Entering the Wizard Tower, Ali looked around,

"It’s been so long since I’ve been here. The Wizard Tower hasn’t changed a bit."

"That’s not true," Richard shrugged, "I’ve never cared much about room decoration."

"Then let’s discuss what you do care about, my dear. Your message made me travel for half a month. I hope your ’something good’ is worth that time, otherwise..."

Ali walked up to Richard, her breathtakingly beautiful face carrying a seductive air, her gaze aggressively sizing up Richard.

"You’re in for a tough night."

Ali’s attitude made Richard frown slightly; he could clearly sense a significant change in Ali’s personality.

"You’re being affected by your Bloodline, Ali."

Richard coldly pinned Ali down with one hand, her struggles seemingly playful to him under his absolute strength.

Then, he boldly investigated every inch of Ali’s body with his spiritual power.

Ali’s bloodline was mixed with that of an Abyss Demon, and heaven knows what was hidden within this bloodline.

Fortunately, Ali’s body hadn’t undergone any significant changes. This meant the bloodline was still stable and hadn’t undergone uncontrollable mutations.

After concluding the scan, Richard let go of Ali.

Looking at Ali, who was puffing up like a pufferfish, Richard spoke with an expressionless face, "This is the matter you spoke of in the communication, right."

Seeing Richard’s serious attitude, Ali reluctantly put aside her temper. After all, they were both over a thousand years old, and while it was fine to indulge in whims on ordinary days, when it came to serious matters, reason had to be their sole emotion.

"Yes, I can clearly feel the influence of the bloodline. I sought the help of several masters who research bloodlines in the past few years, but I couldn’t accept the solutions they provided."

"They suggested you strip away your bloodline?"

"Mhm."

"A bunch of idiots."

Richard’s unreserved judgment left Ali somewhat surprised. She remembered Richard as someone who wouldn’t so bluntly criticize other wizards like this.

"The influence of this bloodline only needs a bit of magic potion to resolve. They actually told you to strip away the bloodline; that is simply misleading the youth! No, it’s tantamount to murder!"

Richard’s voice rarely carried a tinge of anger, as the matter with Jolod had sounded the alarm for him. In this great era, his friends and relatives were at risk of being sent to battle at any moment.

And stripping away a bloodline would impact a wizard’s strength so greatly that it couldn’t be fully overcome for one to two hundred years. If Ali had really listened to those wizards and stripped her bloodline away, once she stepped onto the battlefield, she likely wouldn’t return.

"Don’t get worked up," Ali quickly explained, "They did mention magic potions, but the ones they had were very ineffective against my bloodline."

"Ineffective? Then try these."

Without further words, Richard quickly stepped into his laboratory. Shortly after, he returned holding three different potions.

Formulating a potion to suppress one’s bloodline was essentially a foundational skill for the wizards at Garon Wizard College.

In an era where Bloodline Witchcraft was prevalent, wizards who pursued the path of physique evolution usually had deep research in bloodlines.

The three magic potions from left to right were transparent, milky white, and deep black.

Ali first tried the transparent potion and felt no effect. Then she drank the milky white one and found it to be moderately effective.

But after trying the last black potion, Ali’s expression changed instantly.

"This potion’s effects are a bit too much, aren’t they?" Ali replied with a straight face. "I don’t even have normal emotions right now."

Richard nodded slightly and responded, "Wait until your bloodline awakens a bit more, and this potion will be just right."

"Indeed, so what did you want to show me by calling me here?"

"I’ve recently made some breakthroughs in bloodline development, and you can try it out to see how effective it is."

"Using me as a guinea pig?"

"Not exactly, it’s just that..."

"I’m joking."

Looking at Ali’s expressionless face, Richard’s eye twitched slightly, thinking to himself that no one could tell if she was joking with that expression.

...

Since bloodline development wasn’t something that could be accomplished overnight, Ali stayed in Richard’s Wizard Tower just as she had in the past.

And with that, Richard’s life returned to tranquility.

Ivan’s summary of social structure and the insights into managing a transcendent society arrived at Richard’s Wizard Tower shortly after Ali’s arrival.

The detailed content made Richard feel somewhat embarrassed.

Compared to the bureaucrats who dealt with real affairs, his understanding of management was still too superficial.

Richard handed over the report to Garon the Great Wizard. When Garon saw it, he was extremely satisfied and immediately submitted the report to the council.

The council responded quickly—they needed the report’s author to provide onsite guidance.

Richard was somewhat surprised by this request. After discussing it with Ivan, Richard prepared a promotion surgery for him.

While ordinary people whose spiritual power was not up to standard could never become wizards in their lifetime, this was true only for spiritual evolution.

Physique evolution did not have this problem.

Moreover, physique evolution had the advantage of avoiding Soul Darkness, which meant Ivan could become a wizard with a 100% certainty.

Of course, physique evolution had its issues too, like the exaggerated demand for talent and resources.

The resources consumed by an ordinary person to evolve into a Level 1 Creature through physique evolution could be more than dozens of times that used by Wizard Apprentices. If their aptitude was further lacking, the cost could be even higher.

However, this was not a problem for Richard.

Using a dilution of Mayfly Essence, Richard easily transformed Ivan into a wizard. Even without Mayfly Essence, Richard could use Life Source Material to pile up Ivan into a wizard.

After becoming a wizard, Ivan, under Richard’s patronage, followed the Working Wizards to the Wizard World to carry out a campaign for societal wizardization. And the position of mayor of Extreme North City was handed over to his secretary and younger son.

Richard had no objections to this succession. As long as the capabilities were sufficient, even hereditary succession to the mayor’s position was acceptable.

Time flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, thirty years passed.

Many changes had taken place in the Wizard World over these thirty years, but for Richard, the greatest change in these thirty years was the success of his experiment.

With the benign guidance of Mayfly Essence, he successfully mutated a cell that surpassed the limit of third-level creatures!