The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 968 After the War
The retreat bombardment by the civilization devourers lasted for three days. Under the powerful firepower of the World Fortress, all the large fortresses in the entire Eternal Dark World were destroyed.

Of course, this is under the condition that the world guardians deliberately condone it.

Thanks to the timely evacuation order issued by the command headquarters, the giant fortress of the Eternal Dark World was reduced to an empty shell within six hours of the bombing beginning.

It's clearly not worth it to use some empty shells to seemingly intercept attacks from the World Fortress.

"Reporting to headquarters, the World Fortress has completed its jump. Reporting to headquarters, the World Fortress has completed its jump."

Listening to the reports from the scouts in the astral plane, all the commanders at the general command felt a mixture of relief and...shame.

The civilization devourers' world fortresses leaped within their observable range, but they were powerless to attack them and could only watch as they slowly entered the endless dimensions.

This is a great disgrace to the Eye Demon civilization and even to the Wizard Alliance.

The commanders remained silent, and the meeting room was as quiet as it had been for the past four months.

They didn't know what to say.

The Eternal Darkness World was indeed protected, but that had nothing to do with them.

Their victory stemmed from the battle at the higher levels, and they merely happened to stall until the battle at the higher levels was over.

“Let’s tally up the losses,” Commander-in-Chief Eye Demon said first. “Also, arrange a victory celebration banquet so the soldiers can vent their frustrations.”

"Yes, my lord."

The Eye Demon Commander looked at the many Wizard Alliance commanders.

"You have all made great contributions to this war, and on behalf of the Eye Demon Clan, I would like to thank you all."

As he spoke, the Beholder Commander-in-Chief spread his tentacles and slightly closed his eyes. In the etiquette of the Beholders, this was a gesture of respect.

“It is my duty, Your Excellency need not say more.” The wizard commander returned the greeting with a wizard’s salute. “The credit for this war belongs to the many soldiers, whether they have sacrificed their lives or not.”

We're just a bunch of smooth talkers; we're hardly worthy of any great credit.

If we have to talk about merit, our contributions are less than those of that little wizard named Gawain.

Other commanders reciprocated with the courtesy of their own civilization, even the Abyss Demon Commander.

Demons of the Abyss have many traits: warlike, cunning, cruel... but stupidity is the one trait they lack.

"Speaking of which, Your Excellency Wizard, I intend to bestow an honor upon that wizard named Gawain and his retinue. I wonder if the wizarding civilization has such an honor..."

“He deserves it,” the wizard commander replied. “He will also receive a reward upon returning to the wizarding civilization.”

This era will always need brave people.

……

"it's over?"

Inside the cat-ear cave, Gawain listened to the command post's announcement, feeling as if he were in a dream.

These past few days he had been navigating the battlefield, constantly facing life and death, and now that the war had suddenly ended, he felt a sense of unreality.

He was terrified that this was a hallucination caused by his stress, and that as soon as he stepped out of the cat-ear cave, the furnace people or the Titans' weapons would burn him to ashes.

"Hey, boss, what are you staring at?"

Compared to Gao Wen's complex emotions, Asu's feelings were much simpler.

He will live a little longer.

"Isn't it a hallucination?" Gawain asked, somewhat bewildered.

"Of course it's not a hallucination," Asu laughed loudly. "This war is over, but we've survived another war!"

Gao Wen leaned against the cave wall and slowly exhaled a long breath.

He took out a cigarette with blue stripes from his pocket. This cigarette contained calming ingredients that could help wizards calm down quickly.

However, Gawain never used it during the war because he felt that it would make him lose his sense of danger.

However, now that the war is temporarily over, a little bit wouldn't hurt.

He lit the candle, took a deep breath, and slowly walked out of the cat-ear cave, looking at the sky and muttering to himself, "I've survived another war... It wasn't easy."

Damn it, I'm going to submit a follow-up investigation report as soon as I get back! Nobody can stop me this time!

As he spoke, even Gawain himself didn't notice a slight smile appearing on his lips.

That smile wasn't one of relief, but rather more like... a sense of reminiscence.

hum!
A communication notification rang in Gao Wen's ears.

With a thought, a message from the headquarters appeared before his eyes.

[Wizard Gawain, please arrive at the Central Sky Island before noon tomorrow. For your outstanding performance in battle, the Eye Demon Civilization will award you a medal.]

"Hey boss, these eye demons are going to award me a medal."

Just as Gao Wen finished reading the message, Asuna's loud and boisterous voice rang in his ears.

He waved his hand, signaling him not to get so agitated.

"Me too, tomorrow at noon, that's a bit of a tight schedule."

"It's okay, let's run faster..."

Asu suddenly stopped speaking. His ears twitched, and he looked up sharply at the sky, where a small shadow, like a dot, was growing larger and larger. It was a high-speed logistics airship.

This type of airship can even accelerate to one-tenth the speed of a streak of light within the world, making it one of the fastest intra-world transportation devices.

Inside the airship, a group of bewitching creatures with golden rings on their tentacles slowly emerged.

They extended their tentacles toward Gawain, and one of the Eye Demons, clearly the captain, said softly, "Lord Gawain, we hope you have nothing else to attend to. We are here on orders from headquarters to escort you to the Central Sky Island."

Gao Wen gestured to Asu, his voice carrying a hint of nonchalance.

"It seems the command center has thought things through quite thoroughly."

……

Wizard Dimension, the City of Eternal Truth.

"The last piece of the puzzle is complete."

In the council hall, Richard's gaze swept over the various rulers around the round table, his voice terrifyingly serious.

"The entire civilization of this community has joined the Wizard Alliance; it's time for us to put our attack plan into action."

"The progress on the Overlord Evolution Potion is going smoothly," Beelzebub said. "Although it's a bit pricey and troublesome to make, the Overlord Evolution Potion is now complete."

I am currently conducting experiments that push the limits.

If it succeeds, hehe. Then everyone here will be in for a treat.

Upon hearing this news, the ruler at the round table did not show any sign of losing his composure, but his heart was in turmoil.

The Dominator Evolution Potion, something that seemed like a dream, has actually appeared in reality.

“Not entirely.” Richard smiled slightly. “Those of us who evolve through physical means don’t reap many benefits.”

Beelzebub laughed heartily: "Haha, you should travel through the endless dimensions another day. Who knows, you might find another dimension that can promote the evolution of the soul."

“Then let’s forget about it.” Richard shook his head slightly. “Every gift from fate comes with a price tag. The fact that we were able to obtain these things only proves that the monster is terrifyingly strong.”

After saying that, Richard looked toward the Alchemist's Crown.

"You should have read the war report for the Eternal Dark World, right?"

"I've seen it." The Alchemist Crown nodded slightly. "The Tesla Research Institute has devoted all its efforts to the development of the World Fortress. We have experience in developing the World Ring, so I think we'll have some progress on the World Fortress technology soon."

“If you need help, let me know,” Richard said solemnly. “The dominance of the World Fortress is of paramount importance to us.”

“Speaking of world fortresses, we have a technology here that you might find useful,” the Cursed Demon Emperor Wild Wind suddenly said. “I think you all know what our mother world is.”

This testing ground still contains some terrifying weapons left behind by previous civilization alliances.

During our exploration of the ruins, we discovered an unfinished technology that could replace the will of the world with mysterious power.

It was later improved upon by the first Cursed Demon Emperor, my teacher, and then by my brothers and me, and is now considered to be in its initial stages of completion.

"A mysterious force replacing the will of the world?"

Upon hearing this, all the rulers present were taken aback. They were all well-informed individuals, but they had never heard of the technology that Ye Feng was talking about.

They never even considered it, let alone heard about it.

What is the will of the world, that something like it can be replaced?
“Yes, in fact, the world will of our mother world was shaped by us using mysterious power,” Ye Feng said calmly.

"However, this technology has a drawback: it is very slow to produce."

"We, the Cursed Demons, spent tens of thousands of years, using the power of our entire civilization, to barely create the world will of a great world."

Richard's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly asked, "You mean... a priest?"

“Yes, sacrifice.” Ye Feng did not deny it. “Our cursed demon’s sacrificial tradition is actually a ritual for shaping the world’s will.”

"What use is the will of the world?" asked the Sun God King of the divine civilization. "Can He possibly control the world with ease?"

“If we can spend tens of thousands of years shaping a small world, then He certainly can,” Wildwind replied calmly. “However, this technology can still assist the World Fortress technology.”

I read that report; the World Tree as the hub of the world is indeed a brilliant idea.

However, if the World Tree is integrated with the consciousness of the artificial world, the World Tree's control over the World Fortress will be further enhanced.

At that time... we might have many rulers like the World Tree.

All the rulers turned their gazes to the Great World Tree, who stroked its chin, pondered for a moment, and replied, "It's feasible. However, I need to study it. I've heard of this technology before, but I didn't expect you to have actually made it work."

Indeed, every era has its own capable individuals.

"I have an idea, too."

A deep, resonant voice suddenly appeared, instantly drawing the attention of many rulers.

“Samael? You actually have ideas too?” Richard asked with great interest.

“You’ve given me a great gift, so naturally I have to produce some results.” Samael grinned, revealing a sinister smile.

"I've recently come up with something new that you might find useful."

As he spoke, the crimson abyssal power transformed into a complex rune model in the center of the hall.

"This is a beacon that can summon abyssal strikes across worlds, with no distance limit."

(End of this chapter)