The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 861 Ghostly Forging Techniques
Forging?

The ghost craftsmen were stunned when they heard the stick figure's request.

They had considered other things, such as a treasure they had forged, or a forging contract lasting tens or even hundreds of thousands of years, but they never imagined that Richard would want their forging skills.

This is really... really too simple.

Richard considered ghost-crafting a valuable skill. But for these ghost craftsmen, it was simply a way to pass the time in their spare moments.

Even though some monstrous craftsmen cherish their forging skills, they are utterly insignificant compared to the projection of the source rules.

“I will teach him all my forging techniques, as long as he is willing to learn,” the clay craftsman who had spoken earlier shouted.

After him, the ghost craftsmen all expressed their opinions.

“I will now teach him my method of refining rules.”

"First, learn how to decompile my rules. Let me take a look at the projection of the source rules."

"Screw you, learn from me first, let me see!"

……

Looking at the chaotic scene of the ghostly craftsmen beside him, the stick figure couldn't help but sigh, and then drew a trumpet.

"Everyone be quiet!"

The square fell silent.

The stick figure continued, "Don't rush, take it one at a time. A bunch of old fogies who have lived for hundreds of epochs, how come you don't even have this much patience? If people see us, they'll think we're a bunch of country bumpkins who have never seen the world."

His words made the ghost craftsmen a little embarrassed. But then they started making a ruckus again.

Because the stick figure whispered again, "If we're going to do any research, it'll definitely be me, the elder, who gets to do it first. You all will have to wait your turn."

"Old man, let's have a go!"

"The Grand Elder should have been replaced long ago!"

……

After the commotion, the stick figure, or rather the elder, returned to the room after suppressing the group of ghost craftsmen.

"They all agreed that they can teach you their forging techniques as long as you are willing to learn."

Richard smiled slightly upon hearing this.

"Haha, masters are indeed generous people. However, there's no need for you to teach me; I have a faster way to learn."

"Huh?" The elder was taken aback. "What method? Although these things of ours are not particularly profound, they are not something that can be learned just by looking at them once."

Richard smiled mysteriously: "Could I have that mask of yours, Master?"

The stick figure drew another drawer and took out the ghost mask.

"It's fine if you get to play with it a little earlier."

Richard took the mask, and the next moment, the information about the Miracle Forge appeared before his eyes.

【Ingredients: Demon mask】

[Refinable Technique: The Elder's Ghostly Forging Technique]

[Refining Cost: 500 Spirit Points]

[Extractable Information: Design blueprint for a demon mask]

[Refining Cost: 200 Spirit Points]

[Rules that can be extracted...]

Looking at the information before him, Richard naturally chose to extract it without hesitation.

The next moment, the demon mask disappeared, startling the Grand Elder. He then gasped and exclaimed:

"Hiss! This technique... you're using that furnace!"

Richard nodded: "Excellent, Master, you have a good eye."

As spiritual energy dissipates, the techniques and designs on the ghost masks are refined day by day.

This was the first time Richard had ever seen something that took so long to refine.

About thirty minutes later, the demon mask reappeared in Richard's hand. And on the Forge of Miracles, two orbs of light, representing skill and information, floated one above the other in his mental space.

The Grand Elder took the demon mask, and its black dot-like eyes suddenly began to change color. After examining it carefully again, he exclaimed, "Incredible, incredible! As expected of a projection of the source rules, it can even peel away the traces of fate."

Richard's heart skipped a beat: "What do you mean by that, Master?"

The elder looked up and replied, "Objects have no destiny, but they are imbued with different traces of destiny because of us living beings. I forged it, so it naturally bears the traces of my destiny."

However, your furnace shouldn't be a simple matter of stripping away the traces of fate; it must have undergone a process of selection and transformation.

Richard memorized these words; without a doubt, this was another valuable piece of knowledge. If he had the time to study the Forge of Miracles in the future, perhaps he could start from this angle.

After swallowing the two orbs of light representing memories and knowledge, the familiar hallucination reappeared.

In the vision, Richard experienced an extremely long period of time, so long that he almost forgot who he was.

These monstrous artisans have incredibly long lifespans, spanning dozens or even hundreds of epochs as if it were child's play. If the Great World of Ghosts hadn't imprisoned their true forms within this Great World, these monstrous artisans would practically be a uniquely perfect species.

Awakening from the hallucination, Richard was stunned for a moment before remembering who he was and what he was doing. "These years... have been so long."

The elder looked at Richard with a hint of surprise on his face. He could sense that Richard seemed to have experienced an extremely long period of time in that instant.

Then he saw Richard draw a line in the air, and a black line appeared in the sky.

"Um!!"

The elder stared at the black line in the sky, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

Richard is now using his technique of drawing lines in the air. But this technique took him dozens of epochs to develop, and its complexity is such that even if he taught it step by step, it would take hundreds of years.

Richard miraculously reappeared in that short time.

"The master's skill is indeed breathtaking," Richard said, bowing slightly to the elder.

The elder tentatively asked, "You've already figured it out? Draw a drawer for me to see."

Richard smiled and casually drew a drawer in the air. Of course, Richard already knew the true nature of this drawer.

"The master's skill of concealing Mount Sumeru within a mustard seed is truly breathtaking."

As he spoke, Richard pulled open a drawer in the air, revealing a world of birdsong and fragrant flowers.

This drawer is essentially a switch, and what it connects to is a world, a rudimentary world built with rules.

Of course, Richard didn't build such a thing, so his drawer was connected to his secret realm.

Seeing this, the elder was certain that Richard had mastered his skills.

"What a terrifying ability! Something that took me millions of years to figure out, you figured out in a short time."

Richard humbly replied, "I am merely standing on the shoulders of giants. Without your exploration, I could never have learned these things in such a short time."

The elder waved his hand, gesturing for Richard to come with him.

"Since you have the ability, then hurry up and get started. We old guys are waiting to study that flame."

……

There are many ghost craftsmen in the world of ghosts, but the vast majority of them are ordinary craftsmen.

These artisans were usually newly born monsters, only a few or a dozen epochs old. Or perhaps they were lazy fellows who slept all day long, and Richard certainly didn't need the skills they possessed.

Richard needed the skills of these elders.

Each of the elders among these grotesque artisans possesses unparalleled skills. In their hands, the rules are like clay, molded and transformed at their whim.

Through this process of refinement, Richard's understanding of the rules deepened. Consequently, his research on runes also progressed significantly.

Whether it's Hearthstone runes, Wizard runes, or Titan runes, they are all essentially tools that utilize rules.

Now that Richard has a deeper understanding of the rules, these tools are naturally more convenient for him.

If he has enough rules, he doesn't even need these runes; he can simply weave rules like the Myriad Transformations God King to achieve his goals.

After refining all the elders in Elder Village, Richard contentedly set aside a single flame of miracle fire and gave it to the group of grotesque craftsmen.

The moment they saw the miraculous fire, all the ghost craftsmen gasped in astonishment.

"The rules are set up like this! The level of integration is incredible!"

"There's no mistake, this is definitely a projection of the source rules! It's definitely a projection of the source rules!"

"It's so beautiful. I can't believe there are such beautiful things in this world."

Watching the ghostly wails and howls of the ghost craftsmen, Richard silently approached the elder.

At this moment, the Grand Elder was looking at his companions with disdain, though they looked a bit bruised and swollen—the few demonic craftsmen he had suppressed had crawled out of hell and ambushed him.

"Elder, I think we can continue the topic we didn't finish."

"An unfinished topic... Oh, you mean the forging thing?"

The elder looked at Richard with some doubt in his eyes: "You have already learned all our forging techniques, why do you need us to forge for you?"

Richard sighed and replied, "I'd like to forge it myself, but unfortunately I'm always on the go and don't have enough time to forge it."

Upon hearing this, the elder touched the few drawn hairs on his head and replied after a moment, "We can help you with the forging. Since you've already clashed with that black mud monster, helping you is also helping ourselves."

Leave your requirements and materials here, and we'll help you build it in the coming days.

As he spoke, the elder glanced at the Miracle Fire, which was surrounded by a large group of craftsmen.

"This flame is amazing. Just looking at it makes me feel inspired. Tell me your needs and I'll see if I can do it better."

Richard, upon hearing this, did not delay and immediately left his requirements and materials.

He is different from the Titan King, who is pure power, while his methods are more diverse.

Therefore, in addition to being heavy, his hammer also needs to be able to assist him in using energy attacks.

The Grand Elder waved his hand dismissively at Richard's request, saying, "No problem. Leave your mark, and I will notify you when the forging is complete."

Richard bowed in thanks and then left the Ghost World.

The Ghost World was just a minor episode; he now had to get back to the main topic—the civilization that had been sent to that location.

(End of this chapter)