The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 946 The Wizarding Civil War (Part 1)

"Everyone, stay on high alert! Establish a defensive line centered on the central tower and be ready for battle at any time!"

Inside the wizarding academy, orders from the principal's office were quickly transmitted to the ears of every wizard on campus via the temporary mental network set up by the soul wizards.

News is like the wind; no matter how tightly you try to cover it up, you can't stop it from getting out.

News of the outbreak of war was spreading at an alarming rate. Although several Crowns had issued orders for information control, their orders could at most prevent news of the civil war from reaching the front lines.

They couldn't block out news from the rear, no matter how hard they tried.

There was no other way; the news of a civil war was simply too horrifying.

Since the end of the Wizarding War tens of thousands of years ago, no large-scale war has occurred within the wizarding civilization.

The largest wars are only of the level of the United Academy War.

After the start of the Civilization War, new wizards and demi-human wizards became the main members of the wizard civilization.

These people have faced foreign wars since birth, and internal wars are a distant part of their history.

However, although these new generation wizards had not experienced the civil war, they possessed rich experience in warfare. Upon discovering the potential danger, the teachers within the wizarding academy immediately began constructing a defensive line.

Especially those academies belonging to the schools of miracles and curses.

Although wizarding colleges typically teach all seven schools of thought simultaneously, since wizards can study multiple schools, it's not a problem for a wizard from one school to teach six departments at the same time.

Under the principal's orders, the teachers within the college immediately began constructing a defensive line.

The majority of the teachers at the wizarding academy were veterans who had returned from the front lines due to their numerous resurrections. Although they had never fought against wizards before, their extensive knowledge of themselves allowed them to quickly build a defensive line against the wizarding legions.

The teachers issued standard-issue staffs to the students, while they themselves wore alchemical power armor for teaching.

In this era, alchemical power armor is a wizard's greatest asset in battle.

In a fight between a wizard with power armor and one without, the wizard without power armor will inevitably die.

There aren't even any level restrictions.

A first-ring wizard wearing finely crafted alchemical power armor would be dead even if a third-ring wizard came.

In the principal's office, the principal silently activated the college's barrier.

This barrier was originally prepared to deal with the Star Mayflies invading the Wizarding World, but they never expected that their first real battle would be against the very wizard who created them.

boom!
The moment the barrier opened, a huge fireball fell from the sky and slammed into it.

In the central tower of the academy, a wizard, aided by magical equipment, quickly located the owner of the fiery meteor.

Less than ten kilometers outside the academy, a shapeshifting wizard, resembling a giant of fire, was leading a legion of wizards toward them.

Among their ranks, the scout wizard even spotted an armored vehicle that could almost be called a mobile fortress.

"Damn it, an alchemical assault vehicle! Weren't those things discontinued a long time ago?"

The old wizard who recognized the assault vehicle exclaimed in surprise, but then he realized what was happening.

"Wait a minute, these guys actually brought up history teaching aids!"

The Alchemy Assault Vehicle was a special barrier weapon developed by the Tesla Research Institute during the middle of the war, but it was immediately phased out after the barrier was detonated.

Only some wizarding colleges' alchemy departments retain some as historical teaching materials.

Just as they brought out their alchemical power armor for teaching purposes, wizards from other colleges also brought out their weapons for teaching purposes.

Inside the armored vehicle, several alchemists connected their bodies directly to the machine, using themselves as machine spirits to manage this behemoth. Dozens of third-ring wizards clad in alchemical power armor stood within, waiting to break through the barrier and wreak havoc.

"Assault team, alert! Assault team, alert! Your primary objective is to destroy the enemy academy's barrier generator. Second, clear out the wizards of the School of Miracles and seize their library."

"Note that the students inside are irrelevant. Command recommends that the Soul Wizard handle the situation, and avoid unnecessary killing."

Upon hearing the order from the academy command center through the communication system, the wizards in the assault team did not react at all.

They were all old wizards with centuries of war experience, their hearts hardened by the crucible of battle. Although they were not entirely willing to fight against their own kind.

But orders are orders.

It is the duty of soldiers to obey orders.

"Taka, those students are yours to handle," a wizard said in the channel. "Be careful, if their energy level is too high, these little guys won't be able to become wizards."

“Not becoming a wizard isn’t necessarily a bad thing,” Taka said softly. “If you can’t become a wizard, you can’t go to the front lines. Living your whole life in the rear is probably better than eighty percent of wizards.”

"That won't do either." The captain's voice suddenly turned stern. "Stop having your little schemes and don't do anything unnecessary, unless you want to go to a thought prison."

Although the law enforcement wizards of the Ministry of Justice have announced that they will not participate in this civil war, they are still subordinates of the Crown of Miracles…

boom!
The violent impact sent a jolt through the wizard inside the assault vehicle.

"what's the situation."

"They're attacking us! Our defenses are crumbling... Oh no, it's Abyssal Contamination!" Inside the academy, a wizard who looked like an Abyssal demon, with arms resembling cannon barrels, lowered his arm. Just moments ago, a dark red mass of flesh had successfully breached the Alchemy Assault Vehicle's defenses, damaging its core.

"The abyssal contamination has been released; prepare for fire support."

"Headquarters received. Please be careful."

Although modern wizards have less of a darker side than wizards of the past, the fundamental nature of the wizarding race has never changed.

Reason and madness coexist in the hearts of every member of this race.

Although the Wizarding Civilization strictly forbids wizards from conducting Abyss Contamination experiments on their own, the Crown of the Miracles School is the Abyss Ruler of the Abyss Civilization.

……

Aren't you in a hurry to join the war?

The voice of the insect swarm leader rang in Richard's ears.

"We've already been labeled as traitors. I've heard that someone has even transferred a legion from the front lines, intending to wipe us out completely."

“Then let him make the transfer,” Richard said calmly. “If they dare to attack, I’ll allow you to wipe them out.”

Hearing Richard's answer, the voice of the insect overlord was slightly surprised.

"Oh? I thought you would tell me to hold back."

"Swarm of insects, this is war."

Richard's voice was like the wind on a snowy mountain, cold and sharp, like icicles.

"Moreover, the frontline troops' unauthorized departure from their posts is a capital offense. Since they did it, they deserve to die."

The frontline legions need to be recalled, requiring a direct order from the Crown Prince. However, neither Richard nor any other Crown Prince could possibly recall troops at this time.

The real battlefield of this civil war is among these upper echelons. Regardless of who wins, the war against the civilization devourers will continue, and mobilizing frontline troops will bring them no benefit whatsoever.

The swarm overlord paused for a moment, then asked, "When do you plan to start the war? I can sense that some overlords are already looking for me."

"About two weeks," Richard replied after a moment's thought.

On his body, countless dimensional lines were constantly moving and weaving. These dimensional lines were so fine that they could only be seen with a microscope, and their function was to strengthen all the cells in Richard's body, further enhancing the strength of these cellular dimensions.

Richard was unaware of the strength of the Alchemists and the Evokers.

However, both of these rulers are veteran rulers who have broken through limits, and they are also rulers who have undergone spiritual evolution, so their strength is absolutely unfathomable.

Richard even suspected that both rulers had actually found the starting point of the path of acting on behalf of Heaven to control destiny.

After all, their combat performances are presented in the form of the world, and if they continue down this path, it will be difficult for them not to walk the path of ruling the world.

If they really figure out some tricks of the trade, it will indeed be difficult for him to subdue them directly.

Richard's goal was not to defeat the two Truth Wizards, but to overwhelm them with sheer power and make them realize that they had no chance of winning.

Only in this way will they not engage in any underhanded tactics in the future.

Civilization is made up of people. Whether it is the Council of Truth or the Council of Alliance, their orders must ultimately be implemented by individuals.

There are too many opportunities to pull off underhanded tactics during this process.

"My Lord, what you need has been prepared."

Just as Richard was pondering, the voice of the guardian of the Abyss World suddenly rang in his ears.

An "action" with limbs and tentacles emerged from the void and bowed to Richard in respect.

"Oh? It's ready in just three days?"

Richard was slightly surprised; what he wanted was quite complicated.

The voice carrying the action carried a hint of pride, "If you want something else, I might collect more, but we in the Abyss have far too many unclaimed idols."

The unclaimed idols—that's what Richard collected during his mission.

In the messages given to him by Moke and Deer-Headed Moke, both mentioned something they named the Buddha/Demon Kingdom in the Palm of the Hand. This method was created by the Ten Directions Buddha Land and the Endless Demon Kingdom to solve the problem of being unable to obtain dimensional power from the dimension of civilization after the materialization of dimensions.

Both methods involve raising a clan within a dimension, then using religion to build a community, and using the power of faith to create something similar to a civilized dimension, while intercepting the dimensional power it generates.

In other words, this civilization-like dimension is a fraud.

It disguised itself as a civilized dimension, intercepting the dimensional power that should have gone to the civilized dimension and using it as the source of dimensional power for the master of the Buddha/Demon Kingdom in the palm of his hand.

While this method cannot benefit from the increased share gained from civilization dimension growth, it is also not subject to share limitations.

As long as there are enough captives, the dimensional power of the ruler will be inexhaustible.

(End of this chapter)