The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 875 Natural Federation
Listen to the spiritual messages emanating from this thing that looks like a meteorite.

Lal immediately realized that he had been tricked.

All that talk about mildness is just an act.

"Damn it, what are you?! Do you even know what kind of being you're threatening?!"

Ral's spiritual message was like a raging thunder, its anger almost tangible.

He is the tree shepherd of the Tree Spirit Clan, a descendant of the Great World Tree!

The blood of a ruler flows in his veins!
But the next moment, he fell silent.

Because Richard's mangled body emitted a subtle pressure, which, though small, caused his entire body to tremble involuntarily.

"My Lord... my sovereign?"

Lal's mental messages were somewhat intermittent, and under the combined effects of this pressure and the virus, his soul even became somewhat out of control.

He felt like he had really hit the jackpot.

What he collected was not a fragment of a ruler, but a ruler who was seriously injured!

“You have thirty seconds left,” Richard said calmly.

"If you cannot give me a satisfactory answer in thirty seconds, then your body and soul will perish."

Hearing Richard's threat, Ral replied without hesitation, "What do you want? I'll give you anything!"

If he were facing an illusory being from an endless dimension, he might have been able to put up a fight. But now he was facing a ruler.

Even if this ruler is seriously injured, dealing with a little guy like him would require disguise and strategy, and he would definitely not be able to resist him.

He had the blood of the Overlord flowing through his veins, but it was precisely because of this that he knew how terrifying the Overlord was.

"Very well. Then produce the contract."

Richard's body twitched slightly, and a virus targeting the virus he had just released entered Ral's body.

This virus is extremely deadly to the former, making it a suitable buffer.

Feeling his physical condition improve, Ral unhesitatingly tore his soul apart to make a fate contract.

The thought of escaping never lingered in his mind for even a moment.

He knew he only had one chance to survive.

Never assume that the ruler is easy to talk to!
Richard took the contract and immediately drafted several clauses on it. The clauses were not harsh; the main ones revolved around maintaining confidentiality.

Richard doesn't need a World Lord slave; he just needs this guy to help him regain his World Lord status.

Ral took the contract, his heart trembling slightly.

"Such lenient conditions."

Richard's terms were very lenient, which can be summarized in one sentence.

His next task is to do everything in his power to help Richard collect the treasures needed to restore his strength, and in the process, to strictly keep all information about Richard confidential.

Beyond that, Richard didn't even add any slavery clauses.

However, Ral quickly realized that he was now making a deal with a ruler.

Which civilization's ruler doesn't have a bunch of world lords working for them? Who would need a little guy like him as a slave?

If he hadn't fallen into misfortune, someone like him, the ruler of a world, probably wouldn't even have been able to see the face of the sovereign.

After thinking it over, Lal readily signed the contract.

Serving a ruler is a privilege many would kill for. Even a glimpse of something peeking out from the treetop can benefit them for a lifetime.

"So happy?"

A flicker of surprise crossed Richard's mind.

For some reason, he always felt that after learning that he was the ruler, the way the Lord of this world looked at him carried a hint of flattery.

"It is an honor for a sapling like me to be able to do things for such an important person as you," Lar replied obsequiously.

"...makes sense."

Richard suddenly realized that he was now a very important person. As long as he made a move, a group of people would be willing to do anything for him.

Once the contract was signed, Richard naturally stopped bothering with pretense.

Free elements and energy in the air continuously entered his body, and Richard's body, which was originally only the size of a palm, swelled up as if inflated.

Seeing this, Ral immediately found a bunch of elemental gems in his body.

Ralph had already figured out Richard's methods; he also knew how to absorb the four elements to restore his body.

However, he always felt that his methods were fundamentally different from those of the ruler before him.

In a short time, Richard's body had returned to its original size of over ten meters.

"very good."

Richard patted Ral's body and then dealt with the virus inside him.

Although the second virus can counteract the first virus, it is only a delaying tactic. If it is not eliminated, it will not be long before Lal's body reaches a balance between the two viruses, resulting in one side of his body dying.

"Now tell me about your civilization."

……

The Natural Federation, an alliance of weak civilizations established to fight against the powerful Cursed Demon Empire, was founded 50,000 years ago.

The Federation comprises five civilizations: the Tree Spirits, the Haunted Creatures, the Machines, the Tide Spirits, and the Winged People.

None of these five races are powerful; even the most powerful, the Youha race, only has two rulers. The other races each have only one ruler.

That is why they were able to unite and form the Natural Federation.

Listening to Ral's account, Richard gained a general understanding of this civilization.

He was now certain that he hadn't come to another world cluster. He had heard the Emanation Overlord mention a multi-racial alliance on the other side of the wizarding civilization. "How lucky," Richard thought to himself.

The dimensional fissures opened by organisms are not fixed in one region.

Without fixed coordinates, even if a ruler enters endless dimensions, it may end up in the corresponding area of ​​another world community.

The probability of encountering a creature from the same world community in the astral plane is so small as to be almost negligible.

Richard could almost hear the echoes of fate reverberating within him.

Having learned about the structure of the Natural Federation, Richard also gained some understanding of his current situation.

Based on the current situation, he is perfectly safe.

The Natural Federation is very far from the Civilization Devourers and is not weak. Even if the Civilization Devourers come to hunt them down, there are people to take the fall for them.

However, while he is safe, regaining his strength is a troublesome matter.

"You mean, you possess a world, but lack the essence of a soul?"

Richard listened to Ral's explanation and felt that this world was truly wondrous. It was the first time he had ever seen a world ruler who lacked a soul essence.

The rarity of soul essence is such that it is a priceless treasure for ordinary creatures. But for the Lord of the World, it is reduced to a rare material.

A world is so vast that even the smallest micro-world can contain some soul essence if you're willing to search.

“My lord, you are unaware of the situation,” Lar said somewhat awkwardly, “Soul essence is a strategic resource, directly controlled by the Federation. Although our war with the Cursed Demon Empire has temporarily ceased, the control over the resource has not yet been lifted.”

Unless there is a legitimate reason, no world ruler can obtain soul essence.

“What constitutes a valid reason?” Richard asked.

“In the past, as long as you went to the battlefield, you would receive rations. Even if you were wounded, you would receive rations. But now…”

Lal seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

"Unless the Cursed Demons launch another attack, there is no reason for them to obtain Soul Essence now."

Richard remained silent for a long time before sighing softly, "This is a bit troublesome."

Soul essence is one of the few substances that can repair the soul without resistance, and it is also the easiest soul healing medicine to obtain.

Without the essence of the soul, he didn't know when he would be able to recover.

But as he pondered this, Richard felt as if he had forgotten something. This feeling persisted ever since he returned to the material world.

He felt he should have some way to quickly return to the wizarding world from the material world, but he just couldn't remember it.

"It seems the memory loss is quite severe," Richard thought to himself.

With the soul severely damaged, memory loss is naturally inevitable.

However, Richard made backups of the important aspects of the Hearthstone's heritage and placed them in the Wizarding World. The skills from the Goblin Craftsmen are not part of memory, nor are they at risk of being lost.

Overall, the losses are not significant and are still within an acceptable range.

However, I definitely need to back up my memory next time.

Even though the anti-meme properties of the civilization devourer have no effect on him, amnesia caused by damage to his soul is inevitable.

Putting aside his thoughts for the moment, Li looked at Lar.

"Since we don't have any soul essence, we can only try to get more potions to restore the soul."

Hearing this, Ral hesitated for a moment before saying, "...My lord, there are very few people in the entire Natural Federation who can make a potion that is effective for someone like you. Even the materials are only available to a handful of people."

Of these people, the only one I can get in touch with is the Spirit Medicine Saint of our Tree Spirit Clan.

But this saint has a rather eccentric personality, so…”

“As long as we can make contact,” Richard interrupted bluntly. “If you can see him, I don’t have to worry about him not taking action.”

"Sir, you mustn't lay a hand on this person."

Seeing Richard's decisive words, Larton's expression immediately changed.

"This sir is a child of the Great World Tree. If you touch him, the Great World Tree will definitely find out."

“You don’t need to worry about that.” Richard glanced calmly at Ral. “I’m not some native who only knows how to use brute force.”

"As long as you can see him, you'll definitely have something that will move him... I promise."

Although he has some imperfections, he is still capable of impressing a world ruler.

Whether it's spiritual evolution or physical evolution, as long as we can see it, then nothing else matters.

Seeing Richard's composure, Ral said nothing more. For a ruler, swaying a world lord is no problem at all if they so choose; it's simply a matter of the price.

"Since you have made up your mind, then I will prepare the route to the Mother World."

"Hey, don't rush off."

Richard called out to Ral and patted him on the shoulder. The next moment, a stream of evolutionary substance entered Ral's body.

In an instant, Lar's body trembled uncontrollably, wounds appeared on his bark caused by cell breakdown, fruits and leaves fell from his branches, and even his tough bones began to crack.

But during this process, Lar's life radiation became increasingly vigorous.

After a short while, Lar's body stopped trembling.

Although Lar's physical condition looked somewhat miserable at this moment, his life radiation was much stronger than before.

Richard's shot boosted Ral's physique by a full twenty points.

“You’ll get your share of the benefits if you do things for me,” Richard said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Lars turned his entire body thirty degrees toward Richard, as if bowing.

"Thank you for your guidance, sir! I will certainly live up to your expectations!"

(End of this chapter)