The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 921 The Lost Overlord

Endless maze.

Richard opened all four eyes, standing like a statue, silently observing his surroundings.

In the information Wildwind had given him earlier, there wasn't much information about the interior of the Endless Labyrinth. Therefore, Richard had to gather some knowledge about the labyrinth himself.

Moreover, he also needed to verify whether the information Ye Feng gave him was accurate.

According to Ye Feng, the spatial loop within this endless labyrinth is like a π (pixel), infinite and completely without any predictable pattern. Finding the missing Cursed Demon King within this space is solely a matter of luck.

However, all of this is Ye Feng's judgment.

Although Wild Wind is the Cursed Demon Emperor, one of the strongest beings in a civilization, the Cursed Demon race's research focus is not on rules. Most of their methods involve mystical power and dimensional power, and they haven't made much progress in researching the areas that conventional races focus on, such as rules and energy.

That is, they are in a state where they are stronger than the natives, and only stronger than the natives.

This made Richard highly doubtful of Wildwind's judgment.

An infinite, ever-changing, and non-cyclic space—the very existence of this thing challenges all of the wizards', and even Richard's, knowledge of all space.

"...This isn't right."

As he surveyed the flowing space around him, he suddenly muttered to himself.

"Is there really no cyclical pattern in this place?"

His observations had been ongoing for a week, during which he continuously cast runes into the surrounding space, attempting to discern the patterns in the flow of space.

However, according to Richard's observation, this space really did seem to have no cyclical pattern.

The runes he had invested into the spatial flow almost never reappeared in his sight.

Furthermore, he discovered a harsh truth: this spatial circulation system is extremely sensitive to disturbances; even the slightest disturbance can cause significant changes to the entire circulation.

This means that even if there is a pattern in this spatial cycle system, the act of using runes as markers will disrupt the cycle, thus leading the pattern of the cycle completely into the unknown.

Unable to observe, and with no results from observation, Richard's research ran into problems from the very beginning.

"Does it really come down to luck?"

Looking at the constantly flowing space around him, Li felt a headache coming on.

Even if this labyrinth isn't infinite in size, it's definitely a vast area. Within it, Richard can't use his mental powers to explore—his mental powers would be shattered by the spatial currents; Richard's observations can only rely on his Eye of Truth.

He still cannot open the dimension—the dimension was forbidden after entering this labyrinth, even more so than in the jellyfish giant's domain. With Richard's current strength, it is practically impossible for him to open the dimension within the labyrinth.

Furthermore, given the unpredictable nature of this cyclical space, Richard's only hope of finding the missing First Lich King lies in sheer luck.

However, relying on luck is too unreliable.

Richard frowned slightly, and suddenly small fleshy tumors sprouted from his body. As soon as these tumors detached from Richard, they transformed into miniature Richards. Richard left a fragment of his soul within each of these miniature Richards, and then cast it into the spatial flow.

After he threw it into the spatial stream, Richard was immediately presented with multiple images.

These images were all transmitted back by these clones of Richard's soul.

"Even if it's a gamble, having more people means a better chance than having fewer," Richard muttered to himself.

Looking at the images transmitted back by his clone, Richard multitasked, observing the cycle of spatial flow to find any hidden patterns, while also observing the images transmitted back by his clone to see if there were any things that did not belong to this dimension.

The existence of the ever-changing dimension is so ancient that it is impossible to verify, and the time when this labyrinth was created is also difficult to estimate. Richard believes that there is definitely more than one ruler who has mistakenly entered the labyrinth and become lost in it, just like the first Cursed Demon King.

And these lost rulers must have made their discoveries.

……

Boom, boom, boom...

The dull tolling of the bell echoed through the mirrored passageway.

In the center of the passage, a bronze tower over a thousand meters tall continuously emitted the sound of bells.

The bell tolls every two minutes, and a mark appears on the tower every 120 tolls. When 120 marks are collected, the mark transforms into a stroke. And when 120 strokes are collected, a sesame-seed-sized rune appears on the tower.

At this moment, the tower was covered with blue patina, and beneath the patina, countless runes covered the tower.

Suddenly, the tower's bells stopped ringing.

The patina on the tower fell off, and a steel tentacle suddenly emerged from the tower, grabbing the small creature that had flowed through the space to him.

"An unfamiliar flesh-and-blood creature; it seems there's another prey in this trap."

A cold, mechanical voice emanated from the tower, and within its tentacles, a clone of Richard calmly watched him.

"Level 8 Overlord".

The Tower Overlord looked at Richard's clone and said in a low voice, "Newcomer, I suggest you put away your fancy tricks. There is no energy, no matter, and not even dimensional power can be used in this space. If you want to live a long life, recall all your clones..."

“I know.” Richard’s clone interrupted the Tower Overlord somewhat abruptly. “I am well aware of these things.”

However, I'm not the unlucky one who fell into this trap; I'm here to find someone.

Find someone?

The Tower Overlord was startled, and then a subtle energy fluctuation erupted from his body.

"Can you get out?"

The voice of the Tower Ruler was dry.

"I can get out, but only if I find that guy." Richard looked at the Tower Overlord, his voice calm and unhurried, as if everything was under his control.

"I think you need a trade, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the Tower Overlord barely hesitated.

"What do you want? Treasure? Technology? Or any other request? I can grant it to you."

The Tower Overlord had already abandoned the principles of negotiation and revealed his bottom line—he had virtually no bottom line.

He has already spent 176,543 tower years in this labyrinth, which is equivalent to about 560,000 wizard years. And in the foreseeable future, he doesn't know how much longer he will have to stay in this labyrinth.

Perhaps he will never escape this labyrinth until he dies.

Now, an opportunity to go out into the world is presented to him, and he has no reason not to cherish it.

“Very good, my friend, your sincerity has touched me.” Richard smiled sincerely. “I don’t need much. Knowledge and technology, I don’t need any of them. I only need all your research on this labyrinth and to fight a war for my civilization.”

You can return to your hometown at any time once the war ends.

Upon hearing the terms of the deal, the Tower Overlord, though aware that this war was far from simple, agreed without hesitation.

Every ruler is a shrewd and calculating individual; they know exactly when they can bargain and when they cannot.

Bargaining is based on the premise that the difference in status between the two parties is not too great, and he is not qualified to bargain at this moment. If he tries to bargain, he will only get more harsh conditions.

"I promise you, I will draft the contract of fate."

Upon hearing this, both Richard's clone and his original self smiled.

This is practically a get-rich-quick scheme.

Soon, the contract was drafted. After Richard confirmed that there were no problems with the contract, he also used miracle magic to verify whether the Tower Overlord's real name was fake.

Having witnessed the methods of the Lion-Headed Mokko, Richard no longer fully trusts the contract of fate.

Once everything was confirmed to be correct, the two signed the contract.

After completing the contract, the Tower Overlord immediately shared all his knowledge of the labyrinth he had accumulated over the years.

"I'm almost certain that the space inside this labyrinth is not infinite," the Tower Overlord said with absolute certainty.

"However, the spatial circulation within it is almost endless. As you can probably tell, this spatial circulation is extremely sensitive to disturbances; any disturbance will alter the spatial circulation."

And I am not the only unlucky one in this trap.

With the disturbances caused by these people, the spatial cycle will never find a pattern and will always be full of variables.

Richard nodded slightly upon hearing this, lowering his expectations for finding the first Cursed Demon Emperor once again.

Richard used his clones to lead the Tower Overlord out of the maze, and then began casting clones again.

The appearance of the Tower Overlord is a good omen; it proves that there are many unfortunate souls trapped inside this labyrinth.

If he can find these unlucky guys, then even if he fails to find the first Cursed Demon Emperor, the war situation on the front lines will be greatly improved.

It's possible that the war could end directly.

One by one, the clones entered the spatial flow, and Richard's aura gradually weakened.

This labyrinth not only blocked his dimension, but also severed his connection with the four elemental realms.

Without the replenishment of elements from the four elemental domains, every clone Richard releases is essentially tearing flesh from his own body.

Fortunately, Richard was allowed to leave.

Connected by the runes, Richard continued forward along the spatial flow. Although the spatial flow itself had no inherent pattern, if the goal was simply to get out, then no pattern was necessary.

Once you find the right direction, you can move forward by entering the appropriate spatial flow.

These lost rulers are mostly those who lack guidance and are unable to find their way in the turbulent currents, which is why they are trapped in the middle.

After a month of searching, Richard finally returned to where he started. By reversing from the starting point, Richard was out of the maze.

Outside the labyrinth, the Tower Overlord is restoring his strength while also dealing with the affairs of his civilization.

Having been lost for so many years, the civilization within him had accumulated a vast amount of things that needed to be dealt with.

Upon seeing Richard arrive, the Tower Overlord immediately came to greet him.

"Your Excellency Wizard, has your exploration come to an end?"

Richard shook his head slightly: "Of course not."

"So you need help?"

Richard smiled and declined the Tower Overlord's offer.

"I don't need it right now."

As he spoke, Richard began to absorb the elements of the ever-changing dimensions.

Seeing this, the Tower Overlord was slightly taken aback and asked with some curiosity, "What are you trying to do?"

“It’s very simple,” Richard replied calmly. “I plan to use my clones to fill every spatial stream.”

"Bring out all the rulers of this labyrinth."

(End of this chapter)