The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 934 Turbulent Situation

Since the matter of the Cursed Demon Empire was settled, Richard has devoted himself to cultivation.

The knowledge within the alliance was limitless to him, and he also had the legacy of the Furnace Man, so his development of the soul structure was incredibly smooth.

In just six months, the quality of his spiritual power doubled, roughly equivalent to the results of tens of thousands of years of work by the Soul Crown.

With increased mental strength, computing power naturally increases as well.

The increase in computing power also meant that he began to accelerate his spatial decryption.

Richard's deciphering has gradually dismantled this defense system based on silk puppetry, and some of the hidden knowledge within it has already been revealed to Richard.

If Richard were given a little more time, it wouldn't be difficult to completely destroy this space.

But just at this crucial moment, problems arose at the front, which truly frustrated Richard.

However, he couldn't refuse at this point, since the front lines really needed him.

Moreover, he had heard some things about the school of thought these past few days. Although he didn't know exactly why the Evoking and Alchemy factions were launching a joint attack on the School of Miracles, it was undoubtedly a statement—the two Limitless Overlords were unwilling to let Richard ascend to the position of leader.

Or rather, Richard had to surpass them in order to become a leader.

This result was not unexpected for Richard, it just came a little earlier than expected.

Richard opened the dimensional gate and his body appeared in the City of Eternal Truth in the Wizarding Dimension.

In the square of the City of Eternal Truth, Richard spotted the Keeper of the Secrets and a fourth-circle Archmage.

The fourth-circle archmage was extremely nervous when he saw him, as if he had seen some kind of monster.

"Are you a staff officer?" Richard asked as he stepped forward.

The Fourth Ring Archmage was startled by Richard's question and quickly replied, "I'm just a secretary, I don't know the specifics either, my superior will be here soon."

Seeing his expression, Richard couldn't help but chuckle. Having been a junior wizard himself, he naturally understood what this self-proclaimed secretary, the great wizard, was thinking.

"Don't be so nervous. Our struggle won't escalate, and the information you've shared with me won't kill you."

The fourth-ring archmage gave an awkward smile but remained silent. Behind him, a runic gate slowly opened, and a sixth-ring archmage who looked no different from an elemental being walked in.

"The Crown".

The sixth-circle archmage bowed slightly, his face full of fear and respect for Richard.

Even the students of the Crown Thrones are blind to the war between the Crown Thrones. Some actions that seem like a complete breakdown of relations to them are merely statements of stance in the eyes of these Crown Thrones.

"Tell me about the situation on the front lines. If I remember correctly, you seem to be a subordinate of the Energy Shaping Team, with the title 'Embers Rekindled.' You've come to me at this critical juncture, so I suppose you have no choice."

Upon hearing Richard's words, the Great Wizard of Embers Rekindled gave an awkward smile.

"Your Majesty remembers correctly, I am indeed the Rekindled Ember. I have come here because of a major change in the battlefront. So far, seven worlds have experienced the arrival of Overlords, which has seriously affected our offensive plans..."

"What are your thoughts?" Richard asked directly.

The Great Wizard paused, a look of surprise flashing across his face, before speaking: "My idea is to retreat and temporarily halt the offensive. The arrival of these Overlords indicates a major change within the Civilization Devourers. We should suspend our attack until we understand the changes."

“Then halt the offensive and retreat across the board,” Richard said without hesitation.

"what?"

Hearing Richard's decisive order, the Great Wizard of Ember Rekindled was momentarily stunned.

So careless?
Richard raised an eyebrow: "What's the problem?"

"No, no, I'm just a little surprised that you made a decision so quickly," the High Wizard of Ember Rekindled said respectfully. "We've been on the offensive all this time, and I think there must be some grand plan from above..."

“There’s no grand plan, at least I don’t know of any grand plan,” Richard said calmly. “The essence of our offensive during this period was to weaken the Civilization Devourer as much as possible. Now that its power has been restored, we must stabilize the front and then formulate a new plan.”

Richard wasn't sure what was going on, but judging from the current situation, the civilization devourer's strength should have recovered to some extent.

The previous generation of civilization alliances had three leaders, and even in the later stages, the number of rulers exceeded that of the current Wizard Alliance.

Now that some injuries have healed, it's normal for some minor Overlord clones to appear.

"Your will."

The embers reignited, and the Grand Wizard bowed slightly.

"Is there anything else?" Richard asked again.

"That's all for now... Do you want to take command personally?" the Great Wizard of Rekindled Embers asked tentatively.

“Then forget it.” Richard waved his hand slightly. “By the way, open the door for me. I’ll go over there and keep watch, lest you get beheaded.”

"Yes, my lord."

……

Information about the arrival of the Overlords kept emerging. In just one day, twenty reports of the Overlords' arrival were sent back from the front lines. Although it cannot be ruled out that the Overlords may have taken multiple actions, the surge in the number of Overlords is an undeniable fact.

boom!
Richard casually swung his rune warhammer, which was enveloped in the flames of miracles, and smashed and purified a sovereign-level civilization devourer's minions like a meteor.

This was the second Overlord's minion he had killed today.

He looked into the depths of the starry sky, his eyes filled with solemnity.

How much have you recovered exactly?

Even for a civilization devourer, a sovereign-level minion is a valuable resource, not cannon fodder to be used at will. But now, the civilization devourer has sent him two minions in quick succession, which is clearly illogical.

Unless such a minion civilization already has no shortage of devourers, or can be replenished at will, it would never be so reckless.

Orders to retreat continued to be issued, and massive armies of wizards began to retreat towards the nearest Nexus world. Surprisingly, however, the Civilization Devourers did not launch an attack; it seemed that the arrival of the various Overlords was merely to frighten the wizards.

"This is not normal."

At the war zone headquarters, Richard examined the astral map, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.

It's important to know that the Wizard Alliance's war progress has been incredibly rapid during this period due to the involvement of the Cursed Demon Empire and the Natural Federation.

Basically, dozens of worlds are reclaimed every day.

If it weren't for the fact that the civilization devourers had already deployed weapons targeting the Overlord on a large scale, this speed could have been even faster.

In this situation, once the civilization devourer regains its strength, it should retaliate as much as possible. Moreover, to regain its strength, it will inevitably need to devour the world; whether from a perspective of interests or emotions, the civilization devourer's attack is justified.

But now, the battle lines are quite stable.

Unless, of course, the civilization devourers' main attack is not directed at them.

"Oh no, the Lingmo civilization is in grave danger!"

After figuring out the key to it, Richard felt a sudden sense of urgency.

Although the Lingmo civilization does not have many rulers, as a civilization, once it is devoured by a civilization devourer, its civilization dimension will also be devoured.

At that time, the Spirit Desert Civilization will be reborn within the Civilization Devourer. And everything they possess will be taken over by the Civilization Devourer.

This means that not only can the Spirit Desert Civilization Legion appear on a large scale, but it will also be inexhaustible. The technology of the Wizard Alliance will become nourishment for the civilization devourers.

This is definitely huge bad news for wizards.

"I need to gather those rulers," Richard thought to himself.

The Overlords rescued from the labyrinth are currently handling affairs within their respective civilizations and have not yet joined the battlefield. Richard originally planned to gather these Overlords after breaking through his limits, and then, by leveraging their power, directly become the leader of the Wizarding Civilization, and even the leader of the Wizarding Alliance.

But now he has no choice but to use this card ahead of schedule.

Richard turned around, and behind him, the embers were reignited as the High Wizard arranged the retreat routes for the various troops and issued reorganization orders.

The current commanders of the wizard legions are all grand wizards, some even being veteran grand wizards from before the start of the Civilization War. Without sufficient strength and experience, ordinary people simply cannot command these legions.

"The embers reignite."

Upon hearing this, the Great Wizard was startled and immediately turned around respectfully, saying, "I am here. What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

Richard said with a serious expression, "Pass down the order that the legion be ready for battle at any time after it has finished resting. The retreat is only temporary."

"Prepare for battle?" The Archmage, Ember Rekindled, was taken aback. "Didn't you say we were going to make a strategic retreat and devise a new plan?"

Richard shook his head slightly and said in a low voice, "It's too late to come up with a new plan. You will be in charge of devising the attack route. Make sure to apply enough pressure."

"Don't worry about the issue of domination. I'll handle that."

The embers reignited, and the great wizard performed a wizard's salute.

"Your will."

……

"Preparing for war?"

Looking at the message sent down from above, Gao Wen felt a tightness in his chest.

Sure enough, the peace was only temporary. Until the war ended, his elite legion would never have a moment of peace.

Just as Gao Wen was feeling down, a gentle female voice suddenly rang in his ears.

[Gawain the Wizard, your mood plugin has detected that you are feeling down. Do you need some therapy?]

"...No need, it's just a minor issue," Gao Wen replied after a moment of silence.

The near-non-stop, high-intensity warfare has caused many members of Gawain's elite wizarding order to suffer from mental health issues.

To prevent them from falling ill at times and causing irreparable damage to the legion, the Tesla Research Institute in the rear, in conjunction with the Soul School, developed a mood plugin to constantly monitor the soldiers' moods... and thoughts.

The crime of "malicious thought" was temporarily abolished at the end of the war against the Star Mayflies.

At that time, everyone believed that the war was about to end and that they would usher in peace.

However, the ensuing war against the ■■ civilization plunged the wizards into a quagmire of conflict. Furthermore, due to the characteristics of the ■■ civilization, the crime of obscene thoughts became a primary target of enforcement wizards and the military law department.

If a wrong thought is discovered, and the offense is minor, only thought correction and a written self-criticism are required. However, if the thought is confirmed to be deeply ingrained and irreversible, then such a wizard will be executed mentally, their personality will be erased by the Mind Enforcement Department, and their personality will be reshaped.

Of course, this is already considered a mild approach.

In the neighboring civilization of gods, those with flawed thinking are thrown directly into the Abyss Transformation Pool, where they are transformed into Abyss Demons to continue fighting.

After calming himself down, Gao Wen paused for a moment before abandoning his plan to go back and rest.

"Asu, come to the training ground. Your vacation is over."

(End of this chapter)