The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 922 Super Civilization Relics
Hearing Richard's bold words, the Tower Overlord was momentarily stunned.

This was a crazy idea he had never considered.

It's important to understand that while the space inside this maze is finite, this finiteness is relative to true infinity. In reality, the space of this maze is practically boundless.

In the beginning, the Tower Overlord did try to push forward against the spatial flow in one direction.

But after trying it, he realized how difficult this method was.

The spatial flow within this maze appears extremely fragile, with even the slightest disturbance causing significant alterations. However, if these spaces are truly disrupted, the spatial flow instantly transforms into layers upon layers of obstacles.

The power that would shatter a miniature world in the outside world would be weakened by these spatial flows to the point that it could only shatter areas of a few dozen kilometers.

Dozens of kilometers sounds like a lot, but in this labyrinth of unknown size, that area is really insignificant.

Within this space, the Overlord has no energy supply and cannot receive support from civilizations. If it fails to escape the labyrinth before its energy is depleted, the Overlord will be starved to death.

"Your idea... is a bit beyond my imagination." The Tower Overlord's tone was tinged with surprise.

Richard smiled but didn't say anything more.

He knew that it was unrealistic to fill the entire labyrinth's spatial flow with his clones, but he didn't need to fill all the spatial flow.

He only needs to fill a portion of the space flow.

The clones aren't markers; they move on their own. As long as the clones occupy a certain proportion of the space flow, exploring the entire maze is just a matter of time.

Moreover, he explored this labyrinth to pull out the Overlord and to find the First Cursed Demon Emperor.

As long as he can accomplish these two things, exploring the maze is not important to Richard.

Although this maze holds a tremendous secret, he has observed it for so long without figuring out its workings, suggesting that its mysteries cannot be discovered overnight.

In an era where time is more valuable than adamantium, Richard couldn't possibly waste so much time gambling on a mystery whose true nature he didn't even know.

Just as Richard was splitting into clones, a figure suddenly entered Richard's senses.

Wild Wind flew in at breakneck speed from afar and immediately saw Richard creating clones.

"Miracle Wizard, what are you doing?"

Wild Wind looked at the clones that kept appearing on Richard's body, and the Tower Overlord who seemed to be protecting him, and his eyes were momentarily confused.

We've arrived, so why are we still stuck at the entrance? Also, who is this Overlord that looks like a building? Is he a member of the Wizarding Alliance?

Li Kan looked at Ye Feng and calmly replied, "I'm using my clone to search this maze. This is the Tower Overlord I rescued from the maze."

Use clones to search the maze?
Upon hearing Richard's words, Yefeng froze on the spot.

"Should I tell you that the space inside this maze is boundless?"

"You said that. But this way is more efficient."

"I don't deny efficiency, but the way you're doing this..."

Ye Feng stared at the clones constantly emerging from Richard's body, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Richard's efficiency was indeed high, but all these clones he created carried his fragmented soul. In other words, Richard's mental strength actually decreased as the number of clones increased.

If it were just a matter of splitting off tens of thousands of clones, it wouldn't be a big deal.

However, judging from the aura emanating from Richard, he has created at least several hundred million clones, and the number of clones is still increasing.

This directly led to Richard's mental strength gradually decreasing.

It's important to understand that these clones are not Richard's original body. To the clones, this maze filled with spatial flow is almost no different from a meat grinder, and they could be torn apart by the spatial flow at any moment.

When a clone dies, its soul is inevitably affected as well, which means that Richard's mental strength limit is reduced.

Moreover, this labyrinth is also home to a large number of shapeshifting spirits and lost overlords.

Some of these creatures have gone mad and will attack any living thing they see.

Of all the clones Richard sent out, a considerable number will likely be lost in the maze.

This is a considerable price to pay for the ruler.
To be honest, seeing Richard searching so diligently for the first Cursed Demon Emperor, Ye Feng was actually a little moved.

There aren't many honest people like this left in the world.

Just as Ye Feng was moved, Richard suddenly glanced at him and calmly said, "Have you forgotten that I haven't broken through my limits yet? Soul essence still has an effect on me."

Ye Feng was stunned when he heard this, and then realized that he had made a stupid mistake.

After becoming a Limit Breaker, the effects of conventional treasures such as Soul Essence and Life Essence will be reduced again.

Soul essence will no longer increase the upper limit of mental power, but will instead directly replenish mental power. Life essence will also no longer increase the upper limit of physical constitution, and can only be used as a pure healing medicine.

That's why Wild Wind thought Richard was an honest man.

However, although Richard's combat power is comparable to that of a Limit Breaker, Richard himself is not a Limit Breaker. Therefore, things like Life Essence and Soul Essence still have an effect on him.

Moreover, Richard also possesses the ability to transform dimensional beings into soul essence.

"It was my fault for being foolish," Ye Feng laughed.

Richard added, "I'm curious, where are the remaining rulers of your Cursed Demons? Call them over; you probably succeeded last time." Creating clones isn't a particularly remarkable skill for rulers; any ruler could easily create a large number of clones. Even if Wild Wind and Wild Cloud were concerned about the loss of souls, they could simply have the other Cursed Demon rulers search for them.

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but chuckle.

"My friend, how could you ask such a stupid question? Do you think we, the rulers of the cursed demons, are all some kind of nice guys?"

We became the Demon Kings because we were powerful enough, not because the other Demon Kings recommended us.

If you let them search, do you believe that once they find the crown, they'll put it on their own heads?

Moreover, the Natural Federation was completely a black box before you arrived; we need someone to guard against attacks from the Natural Federation.

Richard was speechless. Indeed, the fewer people who knew about the whereabouts of such a treasure of civilization, the better.

Seeing Richard continuously creating clones, Wild Wind did not enter the maze, but instead chose to stay by Richard's side to protect him.

Richard's search efficiency was higher than his, and there was no point in him going in. It would be better for Richard to be guarded to prevent others from attacking him.

No one knows the whereabouts of Lionhead Moke and Wild Cloud; heaven knows whether they have gone in or not yet arrived.

Within the labyrinth, Richard's swarming clones relentlessly searched the spatial streams for traces of the Overlord and the First Cursed Demon Emperor. After searching each spatial stream, the clones would release a mark within it.

Although clones often die in the spatial turbulence, these lost clones are quickly replaced by new ones.

Under such an overbearing search, a new ruler soon appeared in Richard's perception.

This was a ruler who looked like an ape, and his aura was very weak, as if he had fallen into some kind of suspended animation.

Upon noticing the appearance of Richard's clone, the Overlord instantly opened his eyes, grabbed Richard's clone, and was about to swallow it whole.

"If you want to get out, shut up."

The ape overlord paused, then immediately brought Richard to its front.

Richard's clone calmly said, "One deal: I'll take you out of here, and you'll fight a war for me."

The ape overlord looked at Richard, his gaze instantly becoming incredibly sharp, like a long sword cleaving the sky.

Soon, the gaze returned to calm.

"I agree."

……

The sovereign, resembling a bee, stood in the mirror space, looking at Richard's clone with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

"Can you take me out of here?"

Richard's clone nodded: "Yes, there's only one condition."

……

"Little thing, you better believe it."

The dinosaur-like Overlord roared at Richard's clone.

Richard's clone stood before him, his voice calm and unhurried: "We can sign a contract of fate."

"Hahaha, Wika loves war."

……

As Richard's number of clones increased, more and more Overlords appeared before him. In just one year, Richard found seven Overlords.

The vast majority of these rulers are level eight rulers, and two rulers have reached the limit.

They had been in this labyrinth for varying lengths of time; the longest one had stayed there was 1.32 million years, and the shortest was 110,000 years.

By combining their information, Richard became increasingly convinced that something was wrong with the maze.

This maze doesn't seem to have only one entrance, the basin; including the basin where Richard is, there are only four. Furthermore, according to the ape overlord who has stayed the longest, he once encountered a special entity within this maze that cleared it.

It seems to be to prevent too many rulers in the maze from becoming interconnected.

Upon hearing this news, a horrifying thought flashed through Richard's mind.

Perhaps this labyrinth is not a natural product of the ever-changing dimensions; it may very well be a base left behind in this dimension by an incredibly powerful civilization.

Otherwise, all of this would be too much of a coincidence.

The swarm-like clones marked the spatial flow bit by bit, and the space inside the maze gradually became clear to Richard.

Without any discernible pattern or mysterious analysis, Richard is exploring this labyrinth using the most primitive method of exhaustive search.

More than 10 billion clones continuously transmitted information from the spatial flow. After five years of exploration, an incredibly complex model finally appeared before Richard's eyes.

This maze appears to be a giant hollow sphere, and there should be a space inside the sphere.

Richard muttered to himself, "It seems the secret of this labyrinth lies hidden in that space."

(End of this chapter)