The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 867 Second Rule Encoding

With the transaction concluded, the atmosphere in the reception room instantly became much more relaxed.

The Sand Kings were going to the Prophet's Desert to seek revelation, and there would be no reply for some time. Richard had quite a bit of free time before they gave their answer.

During this time, Richard could finally exchange ideas with the Dragon Emperor about dragon alchemy.

"Whether it's alchemy, magic, wizardry, or spellcasting, they are all products based on rules."

The Dragon Emperor sat on his throne, his tone tinged with a sense of wistfulness.

"My alchemical insights are meaningless to you. Your understanding of the rules is already superior to mine. All that's left is practice."

Everything in this world is governed by rules. Material beings have their own rules, and beings in endless dimensions have their own rules.

These rules are like source code; no living being can exceed this limit.

At least until they become level nine life forms, no creature can surpass this limit.

“Not entirely.” Richard shook his head. “We need tools to utilize the rules, and different tools have their own strengths and weaknesses in different places.”

The more skills we learn, the more tools we have at our disposal, and the more choices we have when faced with a situation.

Dragon alchemy comes from the Supreme Beings and is a technology with great potential; learning it is definitely not a bad investment.

"Haha, that's true."

The Dragon Emperor chuckled lightly, then suddenly changed the subject.

"However, Miracle Wizard, you don't seem like someone who follows the path of spiritual evolution. Could it be that you're pursuing the path of dual cultivation?"

Richard's bloodline is so powerful that it exceeds the scope of what a spiritual evolution master should possess. Furthermore, the breadth of knowledge Richard displays surpasses that of a conventional physical evolution master.

This situation was unprecedented among the rulers that the Dragon Emperor had ever seen.

“Dual cultivation? Dragon Emperor, you overestimate me.” Richard shook his head and said, “The path of evolution is already so profound that countless rulers have never been able to traverse it.”

What's more, two of them?
I have this knowledge only because of a few fortunate coincidences.

However… my path of evolution does indeed require a vast amount of knowledge.

Although the Titan King's Titan Body training method is profound, it has not been put into practice, and therefore there are bound to be many problems.

Moreover, Richard's own proposal to merge the illusory dimension is equivalent to opening up another branch on this already problematic one.

The amount of knowledge required for this is so vast that even Richard's extensive knowledge base is insufficient.

If he wants to develop this branch, he must take this opportunity to learn valuable knowledge from many civilizations.

If he misses this opportunity, he will never again have the chance to acquire this knowledge, which needs to be kept secret by civilization, so easily.

If he were to research this knowledge on his own, it would take him an enormous amount of time.

War is a catalyst for the progress of civilization, whether for the lower and middle classes or for those at the top who dominate.

"Oh? It seems you've undergone intellectual evolution," the Dragon Emperor exclaimed in surprise.

"Intelligent evolution?" A hint of doubt flashed across Richard's face.

"This is a term I heard from a ruler of an alien civilization," the Dragon Emperor explained. "Their division of the path of evolution is not based on spirit or physique, but on intellect and non-intellectuality."

Intellectual evolution refers to the process of constructing one's own knowledge system primarily through rationality, thereby purposefully and purposefully promoting self-evolution.

“Oh? What about non-intellectualism?” Richard asked curiously.

“Non-intellectualism is to follow a fixed path without changing according to circumstances, evolving step by step.”

As he spoke, the Dragon Emperor pointed to himself.

"I am a master of non-intellectual evolution. My evolution has followed the old path of dragon evolution. And after I became the master, I did not explore any new paths."

Everything I research is aimed at perfecting the existing path of dragon evolution.

In other words, non-intellectual evolution is like a mender patching up torn clothes, while intelligent evolution is like a tailor making clothes.

Richard waved his hand: "I'm hardly a tailor. I'm just standing on the shoulders of giants, trying to take things a step further."

But the Dragon Emperor solemnly said, "To go any further is to create a gap. Pioneering means facing numerous difficulties and an unknown future."

No one knows whether this road leads to an abyss or a smooth path.

I am a mediocre dragon, so I only dare to make minor repairs on the paths that have already been paved. But the progress of civilization cannot be achieved by creatures like me alone.

It requires a brave soul to explore the path ahead, even if life and death are uncertain.

The Dragon Emperor spoke with extraordinary solemnity: warriors who dare to forge new paths deserve respect in any civilization.

Richard didn't continue to refuse; the Dragon Emperor had already made his point, and it would be impolite for him to refuse any further.

"To pave a path... I certainly did pave a path," Richard thought to himself.

Richard and the Dragon Emperor talked for a long time in the dragon's nest.

Both of them were beings with extraordinary physical constitutions and a wealth of knowledge. As they talked, they found themselves getting along very well.

Richard shared his understanding and perspective on the rules, while the Dragon Emperor shared his analysis of the essence of dragon alchemy.

Both sides shared their genuine insights with each other, and what they gained in return were sparks of inspiration.

Cole and Couto witnessed the entire exchange, though they couldn't understand most of what the two rulers were saying. However, this didn't prevent them from having a sudden epiphany at some point later on. Years later, Cole and Couto often thought back to that long conversation between their teacher and the Wizard of Miracles.

Whenever they thought of it, they would always say it to their students.

“I have witnessed true masters exchanging ideas with each other; they were humble yet arrogant, crazy yet rational.”

If you are fortunate enough to witness such a conversation, it will become one of the most precious treasures of your life.

……

In the astral plane, Richard, whose physical form resembled a mountain, slowly opened his eyes.

He exclaimed, "As expected of a master who has studied dragon alchemy for many years, his understanding of the rules and his dissection of the essence of dragon alchemy are simply breathtaking."

Indeed, every creature that can become a dominant being possesses its own unique strengths.

Richard gained a lot from his conversation with the Dragon Emperor.

This exchange not only gave him a more fundamental understanding of dragon alchemy, but it also solved a problem—

That is, how to perform the second rule programming.

Although there were no problems with the initial rule incorporation plan in the Titan Body training method, Richard, out of caution, has not yet carried out a second rule incorporation.

God knows, the second time won't go as smoothly as the first.

This conversation dispelled Richard's concerns.

The method of incorporating the rules a second time was indeed problematic. If he had followed the records of the Titan Body Cultivation Method, the second incorporation of the rules would not have allowed the rules to enter the core of his life. Instead, it would have caused all the cells in his body to disintegrate, and even his soul would have suffered severe damage.

However, this does not mean that the second set of cultivation methods was completely wrong, but that there were a few minor errors.

Once these minor errors are corrected, the second rule compilation will proceed smoothly, and the third, fourth, and subsequent rule compilations will also proceed smoothly.

Inside the world, Richard's clone slowly flew out.

In his hand, he also held a small gift given to him by the Dragon Emperor—a magical suit that incorporated the complete rules of gravity.

And that is the target that Richard is trying to incorporate into this rule.

【Ingredients: Black Hole Bullets】

[Retrievable Rule: Gravity Rule (Level 1)]

[Refinement Cost: 0.1 Soul Power]

"refining."

The black hole bullet vanished the next moment, only to reappear. Along with it appeared an invisible, intangible black sphere.

This is the complete set of rules of gravity.

Because gravity can warp space, the world's ruler who masters this rule can be said to be both offensive and defensive.

Richard chose to include it a second time.

This is because of its inherent power—the ability to interfere with everything.

Black holes also exist in the astral plane, but these black holes cannot interfere with time; they can only interfere with space.

All matter within the black hole's range, whether it's ether or light, will be absorbed into the black hole.

Using this property, Richard could control the annihilation of elements within each of his cells, thereby enabling all the cells in his body to undergo elemental annihilation.

This will greatly enhance Richard's combat effectiveness.

Moreover, the rules of gravity can also assist Shan Hai, thus squeezing his body to its limits more quickly.

Without wasting any time, Richard immediately entered his own dimension of wonder and began the second rule incorporation.

By integrating the rules of gravity into his body, the dimensional power within him began to circulate the next moment.

Countless energy nodes began to resonate, and soon, the core of the rules—the rule collapse force field—appeared.

Under the influence of the rule-breaking force field, the gravitational rules quickly disintegrated into a cluster of tiny rule fragments.

Subsequently, the force field shifted, and these fragments of rules began to permeate every cell of Richard's body.

However, the moment these rule fragments entered the cell, the four elemental rules that had already been programmed into it immediately became restless.

According to the records of the Titan Body cultivation method, he only needs to stabilize the energy cycle, use the energy field to stabilize the cells, and then carry out the rule fusion.

However, after discussing with the Dragon Overlord, Richard was certain that if he dared to do so, his cells would definitely disintegrate before the rules could merge.

The Titan King had been the leader of civilization for so long that his assessment of ordinary Overlords became skewed.

Fortunately, this small mistake is not difficult to fix.

The original energy field remains unchanged, but the dimensional force field that originally promoted fusion has undergone a slight change.

This change will not affect the functionality of the field; it will only make integration slower.

Slowly, so that the cells have enough time to recover.

(End of this chapter)