Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 627 The World of Araghi (4-in-1)

That day, in the Witch Tower.

Roy arrived at the teleportation room alone.

Instead of activating it as before and arriving at the destination in a moment, they were told to wait in the formation.

"The Alliance did not establish a base there, nor did it have an interdimensional teleportation array."

Therefore, the teleportation can only be initiated once the Wizard Tower has detected the distant world beacon.

The ghostly deacon in black robes informed them.

"However, this doesn't qualify as 'random teleportation,' because a world beacon has already pinned the target; it's just that the exact landing point is difficult to determine."

“Understood.” Roy nodded.

He had done his homework before setting off and understood that "random teleportation" was a genuine spell.

In the early days when the first generation of archmages ventured into the stars, they used this kind of thing quite often (for their subordinates).

It was through this process, relying on wave after wave of followers voluntarily fleeing for their lives, that similar world beacons were developed, thus establishing contact with the Wizard Tower and summoning the wizard legions there.

The world of Araghi was also discovered by a similar suicide squad during a random drift.

This is an extremely risky and rewarding adventure mission, said to be a rare opportunity that could allow an ordinary apprentice to become a full-fledged wizard directly.

However, what I am about to face is not this kind of "random teleportation", but rather "interdimensional teleportation" that someone has already set up a beacon for.

Even basic information was discovered.

If I hadn't confirmed that it was a Level 1 world, and that with my current strength I should be able to easily conquer it, I really wouldn't have dared to go there rashly.

However, out of caution, Roy did not allow Artedia and the others to follow him outside.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it will cause a lot of trouble.

He possesses a "magic mansion" that ordinary wizards do not have.

No matter where you end up in this other world, as long as you remain conscious and find an opportunity to open the "Mage's Mansion" door, you can immediately regroup and avoid getting separated.

……

This wait lasted for several hours.

Suddenly, a metallic sound, like chains clashing, came from the void.

Roy was suddenly startled. Extending his mental energy outward, he discovered a long, black iron chain stretching across the sky.

This iron chain is clearly part of the "Net of All Spirits".

It was like an ethereal being, piercing directly through the Tower of Wizardry and extending to the distant reaches of the starry sky.

A mysterious power was activated, and in the process, a transdimensional teleportation spell was launched.

Only then did they finally seize the opportunity and send it to the location where the world's beacon was anchored.

In a daze, Roy saw a planet with azure light, surrounded by a huge body of water and a giant continent.

In the blink of an eye, a bright white light appeared before my eyes.

Then we arrived at our destination.

The landing point is the ocean!
Almost instantly, Roy, who was on high alert, regained his footing.

He used his hovering technique to lift himself up and observe all directions immediately.

Above the vast sea, the sun shone brightly, and the blue sky and white clouds exuded a peaceful atmosphere, while below, the waves resembled fish scales.

A slightly damp atmosphere wafted from all directions, carrying the essence of mana, but without any obvious hostility, unlike the oppressive atmosphere I felt in Brevorel.

Roy summoned the fully repaired magic carpet from his spatial ring, flew up and sat on it, then positioned himself and headed forward.

At the same time, based on the data obtained in the past, it also began to sense the "dimensional beacon" left in the homeland.

On the giant continent of this world, there are anchorages established by advance troops.

By remotely sensing its location, the location of the mainland can be found.

After sitting on the magic carpet, Roy felt a little relieved.

He had sensed the world's tranquility and immediately realized that the world's will had not awakened at all, or had noticed him with a strong sense of subjective initiative.

It is very likely just a kind of nascent, natural spirituality, like a newborn baby, pure and innocent.

They didn't even realize that foreign wizards like themselves had arrived as invaders.

This situation is more common in low-level, low-magic worlds. The world will of the Black Iron rank is inherently lacking in intelligence and acts almost entirely on instinct.

However, no matter how ignorant the world may be, as long as intelligent beings exist, it must possess a world will.

vice versa.

The existence of intelligent beings also awakens the spirituality of nature in the unseen realm.

By this time, Roy was an experienced wizard, and he concealed his aura, not revealing it to the outside world.

Instead of rashly provoking or startling the other party, he decided to change his strategy on the spot based on the situation.

However, he did not use any disguises such as invisibility or shape-changing, but simply revealed his figure as he rode the magic carpet in a flamboyant manner.

Furthermore, nitrogen was produced by condensing air in the air, compressing it, and using the method of "elemental separation".

The nitrogen gas evaporated rapidly, creating condensed clouds in the air.

For a moment, the people below were filled with astonishment and doubt.

Roy completely ignored it, quickly passing through the city and continuing to pursue the location of the "dimensional beacon".

He was testing the strength of this world and the responsiveness of the human kingdom.

As a result, when they went to several cities, the natives did not show any signs of prior knowledge, seemingly lacking means of rapid communication.

At the same time, he did not encounter any flying creatures that obstructed his path.

The humans in this world cannot fly, nor do they have airships or anything like that to explore the skies.

Having felt he had shown off enough, Roy followed the beacon and finally arrived at the location where he could cast "Town Portal".

In the blink of an eye, the figure disappeared.

They were teleported, along with the magic carpet, to a forest over a hundred miles away.

……

"What was that just now?"

"Am I seeing things? That's a magic carpet?"

"And that aura... it's clearly the magic of a wizard!"

Just as this strange phenomenon occurred, shocking the natives, Roy had just flown over a human city.

A wizard apprentice lurking inside looked surprised.

But soon, it turned into ecstasy.

He quickly went inside, locked himself in his room, took out his communication crystal, and contacted his colleagues to inform them of the situation.

Soon after, someone followed Roy's trail and found the "secret mark" he had left on a desolate mountain on the outskirts of the city.

It was several days later when these people finally gathered at the designated location.

On a prominent mountain peak, Roy, dressed in platinum armor and a snake-patterned robe, sat leisurely on a large rock, his back to the visitors, admiring the vast sea of ​​clouds.

Beside him, the voluptuous and beautiful Artedia stood with her sword drawn, looking over warily.

The people who arrived only glanced up once before instantly holding their breath.

******
"Lord Roy, we are apprentices sent by the Seven Towers Alliance to explore this place..."

The four apprentices who arrived bowed deeply and spoke solemnly.

They had learned from the "Arcane Marks" they had previously investigated that the wizard who came here was named Roy, and that he was sent by the Alliance to take over the wizards here.

There is no way to find out the specifics.

But in any case, he is the natural boss.

"Please introduce yourselves."

Roy turned around, revealing a face so handsome it was almost otherworldly.

The apprentices quickly did as instructed.

It was then that Roy learned that the oldest of the four apprentices, who looked to be over 50, was named Shcord, a senior apprentice from the colony.

Slightly younger, but already in his thirties, is Wall, also a senior apprentice.

The other two were younger, around 20 years old, named Aresa and Fina, and were only at the intermediate apprentice level.

There was another female apprentice who didn't come, named Grace, who was also an intermediate apprentice.

However, her situation is somewhat special.

Shcord explained to Roy, "She is the most successful infiltrator among us, and the one who has achieved the highest position, becoming the Duchess of the Grand Duke of Bernard."

But precisely because of this, I am temporarily unable to move freely, and I hope you will forgive me, sir.

Upon hearing this, Roy immediately understood.

They're all a bunch of abandoned pawns.

Such an apprentice, if not for coming here to take over this world, would probably spend his entire youth here, exhausting his efforts without ever being able to return.

Unlike formal wizards who can reliably become powerful figures in this world, they can only rely on their acquired skills to remain low-key and secretly accumulate resources through their own efforts, gradually growing stronger.

The leader among them was undoubtedly the oldest and most experienced Shkod.

However, due to their different jurisdictions and tasks, apart from maintaining the World Beacon and collecting relevant intelligence, they mostly operate independently.

They have been lying low for many years.

While Roy was pondering, the others watched him with slight tension.

They were terrified that if they heard something, they would have to endure the suffering again, hearing words that offered no hope.

However, Roy's opening words were a pronouncement that would change his fate.

"From now on, you will serve under me."

"As long as you perform well, there's hope for promotion, and there's also the opportunity to return."

"Thank you, sir!"

The four men were overjoyed and quickly said...

"Tell me everything you know about this world."

Roy quickly got to the point.

"Yes!"

Shkod still took the lead, and the four of them took turns introducing themselves.

Roy was rapidly gathering information about this world while simultaneously learning about them.

It was only then that he learned that Shkod had gone to a large merchant guild in this world, where he used his witchcraft to disguise himself as a magician and become a worshipper of the guild.

His expertise lies in spell models such as "elemental refining," and he knows how to cast small fireballs and refine magical gunpowder.

Vol then founded a mercenary organization called the Vol Mercenary Group.

These past few years have been very successful, and his business is thriving.

Aresa and Fina have only been here for a short time, about three or four years.

They are still moving between various forces on the mainland, seeking opportunities to establish themselves and develop.

This world is a low-magic world of swords and magic, but its overall development level is extremely low. The most powerful experts are only at the level of high-ranking knights and high-ranking apprentices.

Reaching the elite stage and the Grand Knight level already qualifies one as a peerless master.

In addition to their apprentice rank, they also have the enhancement of high-ranking knights.

So they are all considered well-known masters.

Of course, this is also related to the low level of technology, which made transportation and communication inconvenient.

Thanks to Grace for taking a different approach, using her charm and charisma to access upper-class channels and directly infiltrate the upper echelons of the nobility.

Otherwise, it would be very difficult to carry out the undercover work.

……

The next day, in the mountains and forests.

Roy sat on a large rock, holding a seed of a native plant that resembled a pine cone, his face showing deep thought.

"Looking at the distribution of the ley lines here, we should be able to find a good place to converge and establish the roots of the World Tree."

What he's considering now is planting the "Zunikamoz Core" to complete the mission he was inexplicably burdened with.

Although Malthus and Zunicamoz each had their own plans, Roy also had his own.

He now knew that the fruit pit in his hand was just a smokescreen by Zunikamoz.

In fact, it's perfectly safe to plant them and use them for your own benefit.

Perhaps, in the future, we might even harvest a World Tree, or refine it into a golem like a Colossus.

However, this is not an easy thing to do. First of all, the location for planting needs to be carefully considered.

It must be rooted in a complete, large world, and it must be a special node where the earth's veins intersect.

Only the earth's veins can sustain the World Tree's growth with a continuous supply of energy.

"In addition, it would be best to refine a growth potion..."

The normal growth cycle of the World Tree can take tens of thousands of years.

It has been hundreds or even thousands of years since it started as a seedling.

I don't have time to wait.

This is not just a matter of patience, but also includes the variables that a giant tree will face as it grows and matures.

If Zunicamoz notices this place, he might try to take back this clone...

Wouldn't I be wasting my time?
Roy never intended to work for others for free just because he had the title of a hero.

The method he has come up with now is to plant mature trees in a short period of time, within a few decades or even a hundred years, and then harvest them for his own use.

As long as you act quickly enough, even Zunikamoz won't easily pull off any tricks like retrieving clones.

However, that is not easy to do.

Therefore, Roy plans to use his expertise to achieve this by concocting a special magic potion.

Before he came here, he had already consulted relevant information through the Witch Tower and found a magic potion called "Earth Mother's Saliva".

Its full name is "Bisbra Original".

According to the language of Wizel, it means "the saliva of Mother Earth"...

This may sound strange at first, but it is a gift from the Earth Mother Goddess, recorded in a genuine ancient book, in a certain world.

It is a powerful and effective growth agent for giant trees. When applied to the soil, it can improve the soil quality within a few centimeters and provide seedlings with a continuous supply of nutrients for growth.

Of all the information Roy knew, only a certain large-scale magic array known as the "Land Transmutation Array" had a similar effect.

That was a top-tier alchemy technique that used all living things on earth as a sacrifice to forge "Soul Stones," a technique he didn't yet have the ability to master. ******
After that, Roy began to plan accordingly.

He sent Shkod and the others away first to prepare for what was to come.

Then, Pranz, Nisa, Beryl, and Merius were sent out to collect materials on the spot to find the ingredients they needed to make the potions.

To refine this "Bisbra Essence," one needs symbols representing "earth," "water," and "nutrients."

The symbol of "earth" is the marrow dug out from the deepest part of the earth.

It is a viscous, fluid, paste-like substance that sometimes appears on its own when squeezed out of cracks in the ground during major earthquakes.

However, under normal circumstances, it requires considerable magical technology or magical means to mine.

As for the soil and water substances such as "water" and "nutrients," they are similar to the lake salt crystals of the sacred lake.

This requires expanding the search area to find large enough lakes to yield any results.

Fortunately, although these conditions seem troublesome, they are actually quite manageable in practice.

In just two short days, they successfully brought it back.

Roy began to forcefully deduce and refine the material, relying on his solid foundation and the special ability of being "blessed by luck".

The whole process took more than half a month, and it produced a small pot of bubbling, dark green, thick soup that looked like a viscous broth.

Then Roy went to the chosen spot and planted the oval-shaped "Zunikamoz pit," which resembled an olive cast in gold, and then watered it with the freshly made thick soup.

In an instant, the seed took root and sprouted, then grew wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a few breaths, a bare sapling, over a meter tall, appeared on the spot.

However, at the same time...

The surrounding sky seemed to be changing.

As if sensing something, roars of beasts began to echo from the depths of the forest, a sign of impending doom.

"what sound?"

Deflecting his attention from the growing saplings, Meurius became somewhat wary.

"Perhaps the will of the world is responding."

Roy explained.

"After all, this World Tree is planted here, and it may absorb its nutrients to some extent, which will have a significant impact on the entire ecosystem."

The World Tree and the World Will are, to some extent, in a competitive relationship.

Although there are some ancient trees among them that are of the benevolent alignment, they are accustomed to coexisting with the will of the world.

However, in the early stages, it is an indisputable fact that one should absorb its nutrients, including but not limited to the essence of the soul.

Even, like Zunigamoz, some might withdraw and escape at crucial moments...

That is nothing short of plundering the world.

It treats a world as fertile soil, absorbs all the nutrients, and then, having received no return, uproots and runs away.

This behavior is enough to cause Zunicamozzi to seriously deviate from the neutral camp.

Although this world is still in its infancy, it possesses a divine-level status and is naturally able to sense this.

Although Melius did not fully understand all of this, he could roughly understand that this world was not too willing to let the World Tree take root here.

But its growth momentum did not diminish, and it continued to grow steadfastly.

In just one night, when the people who had been guarding the area checked on the World Tree again, they found that it had grown to more than three meters tall.

"You've grown so tall overnight, that's really fast!"

Freya couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Compared to the scale of the World Tree, it's nothing at all. Some bamboo can grow more than a meter overnight."

Roy casually replied and stepped forward to touch the World Tree.

It is not the kind of slender tree species that is as thick as a bowl. It is only a little over three meters tall, but it already has a huge size of more than one meter in diameter.

Its entire body has a white, spore-like texture, making it look as if it was created by a fleshy mushroom demon.

But in reality, it's all made of wood fiber and has good strength.

In fact, this is all the work of nature.

Even in ordinary worlds without magical elements, there may exist giant spruce trees that are tall and straight, and easily struck by lightning during thunderstorms.

Over the course of its long evolution, it has developed thick bark.

Lightning strikes, and the instantaneous high temperature generated can ignite dry tree bark or surrounding dead branches and leaves, thus starting a wildfire.

But it was able to pull through on its own.

Moreover, spruce trees can secrete fire-resistant materials containing natural compounds such as tannins, preventing themselves from being burned by wildfires.

Even seeds need to be roasted at high temperatures before they can burst open and grow.

Therefore, some people say that the giant spruce tree "deliberately" attracted lightning to destroy other tree species.

This is a kind of dimensional reduction attack that can be described as species extinction.

From the facts above, some people see extinction and competition.

Even trees know how to scheme against each other; it's truly terrifying.

Some people see evolution and self-preservation, and are filled with awe at the wonders of nature.

The truth is a matter of opinion.

However, after learning this knowledge, Roy was genuinely amazed and impressed by the natural world's life, and astonished by how "simple and unadorned" the competition in nature was.

Just then, Beryl, who was on patrol outside, returned to report.

"The magical beasts in the forest seem to be getting restless; quite a few magical creatures have come out."

"Oh, is this some kind of beast calamity or demonic tide?"

Roy had previously learned from books that similar phenomena occur in some worlds.

Those monsters with lower intelligence and innate rank close to that of Black Iron are more easily influenced and manipulated by the world's will, and to some extent, become the embodiment of its execution.

"They may be influenced by the will of the world. Everyone be careful and try your best to protect the World Tree saplings!"

Roy gave the order.

He had actually anticipated this situation.

The World Tree is not an ordinary tree species. When planted on the earth's veins, it can have a significant impact on the environment and provoke a global reaction.

He immediately summoned "Mage's Mansion".

As the silver threads intertwine, a spatial portal, resembling a line drawing, emerges.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, alchemical golems such as Dadarul, Lady Edwin, the snake woman golem, the mechanical guard, and the high element matrix appeared one after another.

At the same time, some demon puppets made of pure white fleshy mushrooms also emerged.

Roy deployed these troops nearby, forming an outer defensive line.

Artea, Pranz, Nisa, and even Melius, among others, were positioned around the World Tree, forming the inner defensive line.

After making the arrangements, he sent the non-combatant Freya back to the mansion, while he himself took a magic carpet and flew into the sky to check the general situation.

Sure enough, the forest began to stir and become restless.

******
So-called ferocious animals are mostly beings that have become savage and demonic due to the influence of some mysterious force between heaven and earth and nature.

In some worlds, they are often referred to as demonic creatures.

However, from an academic research perspective, they should actually be distinguished from demonic animals.

Because demonized animals generally refer specifically to creatures that have been influenced by the power of the abyss and become demonized.

But this is not the case with ferocious animals.

Roy guessed that this situation was not a coincidence, but rather that the will of this world had vaguely sensed the threat posed by the World Tree.

The World Tree itself is not actually an evil species, because after it grows up, it forms a huge root system on the planet and has the function of regulating the earth's veins.

The dense canopy of trees, along with the atmosphere formed by air exchange, will also provide shelter for the plants and animals below.

This can be considered a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship in many parts of the world.

However, in its early stages of growth, the World Tree must draw energy from deep within the earth's veins, which will have a significant impact on the entire world's ecology.

If the world's will is slightly weak, it may even be completely devoured and replaced!
This has nothing to do with good or evil, right or wrong; it is simply the result of natural ecological evolution.

The World Tree usurped the ecological dominance of the world's will and eliminated it; it's that simple.

……

After a while, the time passed again.

A low, rumbling roar came from deep within the forest, and the trees began to tremble uneasily.

Suddenly, at the entrance to the valley ahead, the tall bushes were violently torn apart.

The scarlet eyes gleamed against the dim backdrop of clouds, like dim red light bulbs.

Ferocious ape, ferocious badger, ferocious bat, ferocious bear, ferocious wild boar, ferocious rat...

Each of them swelled up, becoming larger than their normal size, with bulging muscles, an unnatural dark sheen on their fur, and fangs and claws that looked like poisoned blades.

Countless animals rushed out, their stampede resembling the might of a thousand troops.

In a low-magic world, this is definitely a formidable force.

Ordinary human villages, towns, and even cities could not withstand it.

But what awaited them were merciless alchemical creations.

A large steel cylinder, meticulously refined using the [Elemental Separation] technique and then carefully preserved using the "Liquidus Sealing Technique," was launched like a missile, aided by a meticulously designed magic array.

It is filled with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen that have been treated with witchcraft, and its surface is enchanted with "activation" witchcraft energy, as well as a trigger.

Under the combined effect of witchcraft and magical technology, the steel cylinder containing enormous energy exploded, releasing a "Cloudburst" spell comparable to a level two spell.

Boom!

A giant fireball about 30 meters in diameter appeared, and small mushrooms rose up, instantly igniting the trees and flesh within dozens of meters around it.

Amidst the air tremors, a visible shockwave spanned hundreds of meters, instantly shattering the internal organs of numerous animals and causing their deaths.

Moments later came the massive sonic shockwave from the explosion.

This attack instantly wiped out hundreds or even thousands of animals.

There were countless smaller, ferocious bats and rats among the monsters.

Slightly stronger creatures, such as giant bears and wild boars, also suffocated to death in the brief vacuum that followed.

A massive mushroom cloud, over 100 meters high, slowly rose, signifying that the area was completely shrouded in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction.

"The model is not very reasonable; it has not created an effective vacuum effect..."

There were also explosions, fires, poison gas...

The various secondary damage effects still have room for improvement!

Roy observed silently, secretly adjusting and optimizing how he used his talent.

He has now discovered that while this method of directly mixing liquid hydrogen with liquid oxygen is inexpensive, it is not the most direct and effective method.

If possible, we should make full use of magical technology to create products with similar effects through witchcraft.

Only then can one fully utilize their alchemical magic.

"My alchemical magic can actually span both the scientific and mystical systems, and simultaneously follow the paths of arcane and sorcery."

However, it should be noted that large-scale, replicable items should evolve towards magical technology.

Smaller, more sophisticated ones adhere to the mystical system of witchcraft.

This way, each party can fully leverage their respective strengths!

Roy's attack wasn't just a single one; a moment later, he pulled out a bag of salt, enveloping it in magical energy that separated its elemental components, transforming it into chlorine and sodium.

Activate the trigger, forge the magic array...

Moments later, another barrage of poison fireballs rained down.

The forest was set ablaze, and chlorine gas filled the air, creating a death zone that resembled hell.

Unsurprisingly, this wave of reactions driven by the will of the world was forcibly suppressed.

Although the World Will possesses immense divine power, even in a first-level world, it has a spiritual capacity far exceeding that of an ordinary wizard.

However, the material medium it can rely on is far too weak.

These threats, which ordinary people would likely need to deploy a large army to resolve, were wiped out by Roy alone in a matter of moments.

This didn't even involve using the puppet army that had been set up beforehand.

Moments later, the ferocious animals were all wiped out.

"Boom!"

As if sensing something, dark clouds gathered and thunder roared.

Between heaven and earth, a vast and indistinct will seemed to be about to awaken.

Compared to the vastness of heaven and earth, humans are so insignificant. This immense, heavenly will brings people an extremely oppressive and uneasy feeling.

This gives one a genuine sense that if no measures are taken, they could be instantly obliterated by a sudden bolt of lightning and flames.

Even the world's most powerful beings tremble before this force, utterly powerless to resist.

Unless, he can transcend this world.

However, Roy quickly pulled out the high-level magical artifact that the great wizard Malthus had given him.

"Malthusian Ivory Tower"!
Wow!

A sound like clashing chains rang out.

In the blink of an eye, a small building, more than 10 meters tall and made entirely of gray-white bone material, took root on the mountain peak.

As thick as a human arm, crisscrossing iron chains flew out, rapidly pulling each other together.

In a short time, an invisible net was "woven" over a radius of several kilometers.

This is essentially a miniature version of the "Net of All Souls".

The strange power even pierced through the clouds, extinguishing willpower.

The invisible influence exerted by the world's will is like ice and snow encountering the blazing sun, quickly receding.

Boom!

It sounded as if thunder rumbled from the depths of the clouds.

In a fit of rage...

He got really angry.

Then quickly disappear.

(End of this chapter)