Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 628 The God of Wishes (4-in-1)

Time flies, and more than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

In the dense forest, sunlight filters through the treetops, casting dappled shadows.

A lithe female leopard leaps nimbly, her streamlined figure swiftly weaving through the branches and leaves.

Suddenly, a high cliff appeared ahead.

But the female leopard was not afraid. Instead, she leaped up and dashed forward as if riding the clouds.

Under the sunlight, the female leopard suddenly transformed into human form, revealing the figure of Beryl.

Then, wings made of shimmering gold sprouted from her shoulders.

Sword feathers unfurled, the power of the witch array disturbed the airflow, lifting the body and gliding downwards as if it were nothing.

Surrounded by mountains on all sides, with a vast basin in the middle, the expansive view suddenly unfolds before you.

She seemed to be flying above a rainbow, traveling forward all the way.

Looking down, the outpost camp, which was already taking shape, had been established near the World Tree sapling.

……

at the same time.

The camp is located to the south, below the mountain wall.

Rumble!
The deafening roar of the massive machines echoed through the mountains and forests.

Moments later, the steel behemoth "Dadaru" burst from the ground, opened its rear hatch on an open space not far away, and dumped a large amount of soil.

The cave behind us was brightly lit.

One after another, the luminous crystals formed from sunflowers were embedded in the mountain wall, creating a large passageway.

Among them, many white fleshy mushroom demons can be seen busily working.

Under the control of some mysterious force, they are constantly filling the walls with grout made of flesh and fossils, reinforcing the newly excavated passage.

It already resembles the shape of an "engineering mushroom".

"If Celine can successfully take root in this world, her growth restrictions should be lifted."

Its sufficiently large size provides it with ample computing power to control more units.

However, this also exposes weaknesses, so it must rely on a sufficiently deep crust and strong protective forces.

If conditions permit, an underground city should even be built beneath this basin for defense.

In addition, there is the consumption of energy and nutrients.

A sufficient and continuous supply must be guaranteed!

On the other side, inside the mansion.

Roy sat in the room, looking thoughtfully at the light screen that appeared in the air in front of him.

Behind him, inside the tank, his white brain emitted strong brainwaves.

That is Celine's true form.

It is remotely commanding those fleshy mushroom demons to work using the long-range communication capabilities provided by the gem life.

This is equivalent to treating those products as one's own body and undertaking the project of building an underground city to live in.

The girl's head, existing as an avatar, floated beside him, its spiritual power surging, projecting a holographic image woven from silver threads in the air.

Suddenly, a massive underground city plan, still in the planning stage and with less than 1% of the construction progress completed, was revealed.

These are design blueprints purchased directly from the Witch Tower. The overall structure resembles an inverted pyramid, with the pointed end at the bottom.

Roy plans to place Celine's main body at the center and expand its scale as conditions permit.

"This plan requires technology that can extract energy from the earth's veins and convert it into a source of magic; it's practically like building a miniature witch tower."

You can exchange for a complete set of blueprints inside the Wizard Tower...

However, this requires Level 3 wizard privileges and corresponding battle merits.

In other words, one might need to kill an archmage, or an equally powerful level three enemy, to qualify for this position.

Fortunately, there have been many people who have exchanged these items over the centuries, and they have already been circulating in the private market.

"Based on what I've already looted from the mage tower, I've also mastered some magical techniques..."

Roy and the girl's skull were discussing something.

Many of the riches he possesses are things that ordinary second-level wizards do not have.

This includes battlefield situational awareness, such as "holographic battlefield," and information modeling capabilities.

There are also the construction methods of sources of magic such as earth vein energy and celestial energy.

They have already dabbled in all of these areas.

We should take this opportunity to settle Celine and study her in more depth.

Just then, the girl's skull suddenly warned, "Shock and the others are here."

Roy hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Call them over."

……

A moment later, Roy left the "Mage's Mansion" and walked out the door.

The entrance to this mansion is prominently located on a World Tree sapling that has already grown to a considerable size.

In just one month, the World Tree sapling grew wildly to a height of over 30 meters, pushing the entrance to the mage's mansion to a high position.

Given time, it will inevitably be obscured by the lush canopy of trees at an altitude of hundreds or thousands of meters.

When Roy appeared outside, several apprentices were looking up at him with expressions of awe and wonder.

Upon seeing him come out, they quickly bowed and greeted him.

"Lord Roy."

We were instructed by you to go back and organize the intelligence we've gathered over the years. Please take a look.

Shkod spoke on behalf of several apprentices, and then brought over several large boxes.

Roy ignored these things and instead looked at the general outline notes, which were also an index of the materials.

"This world is quite diverse in its species; besides humans, there are many other monsters?"

"That's right. As far as we know, this place is home to a relatively large number of races, including the War Lizardmen, Dog-Headed Men, Jackal Men, Rainbow-Scaled Fish Men, and Merfolk."

There are also settlements of trolls, sprites, cyclops, griffins, and even many other races such as goblins and Helaquil behemoths.

The variety of enchanted minerals, metals, and biological resources is fairly complete.

Perhaps the only drawback is that materials of level one or higher are almost nonexistent, let alone magic crystal ore that can be directly mined and utilized.

In the eyes of wizards and mages alike, the most important of all resources and mineral veins is undoubtedly the magic crystal, which can be directly exchanged for magic stones.

It can almost be described as a crystallization of energy, and also a solidified mana carrier.

Heaven and earth have condensed a large amount of energy into tangible matter. As long as such mineral veins are mined, cut or refined into fixed specifications, they can be used directly as a universal currency.

They have a wide range of uses, can be exchanged for a great many resources, and can even be used as a high-level energy source.

Then there were various rare items and rare magical materials.

They are randomly distributed across various worlds, but are generally restricted by world hierarchy.

Finally, there are general-purpose materials and various level-zero resources, including even food.

For some worlds, this kind of thing alone can provide a continuous supply of soldiers to be sent to the interdimensional battlefield.

“I will provide each of you with 5000 milliliters of blood mercury, or other promotion resources that you are willing to adopt.”

"Everyone, raise your strength to at least Grand Knight level first, then we'll talk about anything else."

After a moment's thought, Roy put away the documents and spoke to the others.

******
Thank you so much!
We will definitely try our best to make the most of this opportunity as soon as possible, and live up to your generosity!

Shkodt's face lit up with joy.

The others also seemed slightly excited.

They still don't quite know Roy's exact level, but his generosity, far exceeding that of a typical formal wizard, is clearly visible.

Roy said, "My wizarding motto is equal exchange. As long as you do a good job, you won't be treated unfairly."

According to the principles of managing people, one should lure a carrot that can never be reached in front of these people, and then whip them mercilessly.

Giving them the high-level resources they've always dreamed of too quickly will only kill their motivation.

But I have a lot of things to do next, and if I don't improve them, they won't be as convenient to use.

He was focused on doing big things, so he didn't care about such petty tricks.

Furthermore, after being promoted to Grand Knight, there is an Apprentice level; after being promoted to Elite Apprentice, there is a lifespan, and eventually, one can be promoted to a formal Wizard.

There are plenty of carrots.

……

After seeing the four off, Roy took the documents back and studied them carefully.

He had never been this serious before.

Because at that time, his role was that of a follower, a wizard working under the great wizard.

That's equivalent to working for someone else.

The best choice for yourself is to stay out of things that don't concern you.

Now, we own the entire world. What we conquer is ours, and what we develop well is also ours.

Our future success hinges on this, so we must pay close attention.

Soon, Roy learned from the information that the location of the "dimensional beacon" he was in was called "Mtraken," which means "land of deer hunting."

The large basin in the middle is a giant meteorite crater, and there may be extraterrestrial meteorites or similar objects at its bottom.

If this first-level world could yield resources beyond the first level, a place like this would be the most likely candidate.

In addition, there are the lower mantle layers, the high-temperature and high-pressure regions deep within the Earth's core.

Refined and forged with the power of nature.

However, the exploration and mining involved are too difficult and simply not feasible.

Roy observed for a while and then made a plan.

"Develop Mtraken!"
This will gradually extend to larger and broader development and utilization, and even to the entire world!

Speaking of the whole world...

The world's will, which was originally a threat, and the ferocious animals instigated by the world's will.

Just like when the human body receives a needle, at first, there is intense pain, and some reaction is inevitable.

But the longer it goes on, the more you struggle, the more painful it becomes.

I simply ignored it.

The world's will calmed down, as if nothing had happened.

At this point, Roy was fairly certain that he and the World Tree sapling had taken root here.

……

Two months later, it was mid-October.

Deep in the dense forest within the basin.

Melius stood on the tree, his hands gripping the trunk, and cast a secret spell passed down within his tribe.

"The Eye of the Guardian"!
Mysterious eye-shaped runes lit up on the surface of the bark before disappearing.

It's as if the trees have gained eyes.

However, this field of vision is very blurry.

A moment later, Melius went to the other side and repeated the same thing.

Gradually, their overlapping visions continued to illuminate their surroundings.

During this period, she consistently set up sentry posts in this manner, assisting Roy in establishing a comprehensive defense system in the surrounding area.

Soon after, Melius returned to the camp and saw a patch of golden flower heads facing the sun beneath the World Tree sapling, displaying vibrant life.

Those were the sunflowers Roy had planted.

After years of cultivation, the sunflower seeds he possessed have been improved in every way and have developed very superior production traits.

Roy calls it the Sunstone, which can, to some extent, replace gemstone dust and imbue it with the elemental power of light.

However, Melius didn't care about any of that; what she cared about was the World Tree sapling itself.

After some time, the seedlings continued to grow, but the daily increase in height decreased.

To this day, it is still less than 40 meters in size.

This is a phase of gradual growth, where each meter of elevation requires a longer time to rise.

Just then, Melius, who was looking up, spotted Roy.

He was on a small hill on the other side, watching with his hands behind his back.

Melius flew over and greeted him.

Roy nodded, but then brought up something to her.

"Given the current size of this seedling, it should be able to be inscribed with a witch array and infused with revitalizing energy."

I plan to transform it into a Divine Tree Golem, possessing combat capabilities comparable to an animated castle or a Colossus.

This could also be the final means in a decisive battle at some point in the future!

"Activation energy..."

Melius pondered.

"In fact, according to ancient records, this type of tree was originally capable of movement."

When necessary, it can pull out its main root and move it to another location.

However, these migrating ancient trees are too slow to move and therefore lack practical combat capabilities.

It also needs additional support.

The "revitalization technique" I possess is precisely this kind of power.

Moreover, I possess the "rune array" technique derived from mages, and I am confident in achieving precise and perfect control.

Roy explained his plan in detail, which impressed Melius greatly with his extensive knowledge.

In her eyes, although Roy was only a young wizard in his sixties, his knowledge and skills were definitely among the best of the second level.

Afterwards, Roy consulted her again about tree growth and the realm of tree people, planning to cultivate the surrounding forest into a grazing ground for ancient wise trees.

However, this could have a significant impact on the surrounding environment.

Based on respect for the habits of the elves and the interests of future sustainable development, he decided to adopt a more conciliatory and effective approach.

"I plan to refine a special product under the category of 'Wisdom Enlightenment Potion' called 'Tree Potion'."

Its function is to transform ordinary trees into tree people..."

Upon hearing this, Meurius looked surprised: "Alchemy can even do something like this?"

In fact, this is just a flexible application of "activation techniques" and incorporates some of the modification principles of puppetry techniques.

However, there are still many technical hurdles to overcome before one can truly master it.

For example, the selection of tree species, the construction of models, and the persistence of energy, etc.

Once everything is ready, a magical array to store and activate energy must be inscribed on the selected tree using the principles of ritual magic.

This is a complete set of transformation techniques, and the goal is to create living trees that can maintain their own operation, rather than just temporary, rotten wooden puppets.

In this way, the activated trees can continue to grow, making them growth units.

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Because of the project's promising prospects, Roy and Meurius discussed many details, covering all aspects of the project.

This cannot be accomplished overnight; so far, it is still mostly in the planning stage.

However, Roy already had a preliminary answer regarding the selection of tree species.

This tree species is a type of banyan tree that is abundant in the Mtraken region.

It has a robust body and a well-developed root system, but it relies heavily on aerial roots and small, tendril-like roots.

Normally, they can grow normally, but during combat, they can be easily cut off and pulled out.

After the battle, it can re-establish its roots and grow rapidly. According to Roy's calculations, it can return to its normal growth state overnight.

Moreover, a more robust physique can store more active energy and withstand more blows.

If it's a slender and tall one, it might be cut in half by the enemy after only two steps, losing its combat effectiveness.

Just then, the two people in the middle of their conversation saw Atedia flying in from the other side.

"Lord Roy, a small group of native adventurers has been spotted in the eastern valley."

"Oh?

"Has someone finally found their way here after all this time?"

Roy said.

In the days that followed, he did not conceal his whereabouts. After that, he unleashed a cloud blast in the Mtraken region, killing various ferocious animals.

Adventurers from the surrounding areas, or other skilled individuals who considered themselves powerful, finally came looking for them.

"Fly to a high place and guide them here."

Roy hesitated for a moment, then gave the order.

……

Most of the day later.

In the center of the basin, near the World Tree seedlings.

The group, their faces filled with trepidation, finally approached.

What came into view was Roy, whose handsome appearance was almost otherworldly, and the female knight accompanying him.

Their clothing was unlike anything ever seen before in the world.

The various wondrous aspects it revealed also demonstrated its extraordinary nature.

"Who exactly are you? Could it be, as rumored, a deity descended to earth?"

The first thing those weary adventurers said was this.

Roy couldn't help but smile slightly.

He roughly guessed that this was a scheme by Shkod and his associates.

By spreading such rumors, they create mystery and enhance the status of wizards in the minds of us natives of this world.

"Yes, I am a god!"
And he's the god of wishes who can grant you any desire!

Roy intentionally released his aura, and as his magical energy manifested, its powerful radiation illuminated all directions.

The surrounding air seemed to distort, and for a moment, the mountains, rocks, and vegetation all trembled.

As a level two wizard with a mental strength of over 225 degrees, the aura he exudes by merely slightly reducing his own power is already enough to be awe-inspiring.

The newcomers were all low-ranking knights, with the highest-ranking among them only reaching the intermediate knight level.

Upon seeing this, he couldn't help but feel dizzy and disoriented.

"We came into this world for various special reasons."

Roy spoke in his own language, but through the transfer of mental power, the corresponding intentions were clearly and accurately transmitted to everyone's minds.

What the native adventurers heard was a complex language from a high-magic world, obscure and difficult to understand.

But strangely, I seemed to be able to fully understand the literal meaning of the words.

"God of Wishes, descend..."

Everyone was shocked, and immediately felt a sacred and glorious aura emerge.

"God, can you grant our wishes?"

One of the natives could no longer withstand the intense mental shock and knelt down to beg.

"My mother has been bedridden for many years and is nearing death. My family is also poor, and I can only rely on my hard work traveling around to earn a meager income..."

I've had enough of this life of sleeping in the open and eating outdoors.

If you are truly a god, please grant me wealth…

You really don't consider yourself an outsider!

Roy muttered to himself.

However, at that moment, he actually sensed a sincere spiritual power from the other party.

Moreover, that spiritual power seemed to be like primordial matter, slowly drifting towards him.

Roy intercepted it and discovered that it was a condensed power of faith, essentially like a wandering soul, but leaning towards the realm of divinity.

“Very good, you have offered your faith to me, and I will bestow wealth upon you.”

Roy took out a bag of gold from his spatial ring and, using his mind, made it land in front of him.

Does this work?

The companions who had been observing were dumbfounded.

Even the leader, who considered himself rational and clear-headed, was greatly surprised to observe this scene from the sidelines.

Where did he pull the gold out from?

"I didn't see it clearly, it doesn't seem to be a street magic trick."

Seeing that these people were still preoccupied with these trivial matters, Roy turned his gaze to one of the one-eyed men wearing an eyepatch.

With a slight push of spiritual power and a mental suggestion, the one-eyed man suddenly felt an intense longing originating from his heart.

He also stepped forward and knelt down, sincerely pleading.

"God, I beg you, restore my sight!"

"The divine power I possess can grant you any wish."

But you have no genuine faith in your heart.

Why should I grant every request?

Unless, in exchange, something of equal value is offered.

"This……"

The one-eyed man hesitated for a moment.

But a sudden flash of inspiration made him realize that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He hurriedly pulled out all his remaining wealth from his pockets, even including a blue gemstone he had treasured for a long time.

"God, I beg for your mercy."

"Alright, seeing as you've been somewhat sincere, I'll grant you a Wizard's Eye, restoring your sight from now on."

Roy pulled out a flesh mushroom, which was used to monitor the Wizard's Eye.

The activation spell was activated, and the wizard's eye, which had grown tentacles, automatically fell towards his face.

After removing the blindfold, it forced its way in and then crawled inside.

"what!"

The one-eyed man cried out in pain.

But a moment later, he touched his left eye, which had regained its sight, incredulously.

"I... I can really see!"

The series of miracles greatly moved others, who also began to pray.

Human desires are varied and diverse, but they are nothing more than wealth, power, beauty, health, and happiness.

Roy fulfilled their requests one by one.

Those who need wealth will be given gold and jewels.

Those who need strength or health, grant them potions.

If you need beauty, just send a docile, animated doll; it'll guarantee your satisfaction.

Even the most composed leader was moved and made a request to advance to the next higher stage.

This could be accomplished with just one bottle of bloodline potion, and he generously obliged, only charging a token price.

After completing these tasks, Roy reached out and used his hypnotic glasses to subdue the people.

"Go back and spread the word about this amazing adventure!"

Tell the world that the Almighty God of Wishes has descended!

******
"What happened to us?"

The next day, at the edge of the basin.

The group groggily awoke from their slumber, only to realize they had spent the night in the wilderness.

"Was yesterday a dream? No, that can't be!"

The one-eyed man touched his eyeball in surprise, his face filled with ecstasy.

On the other side, adventurers who desired wealth clutched their pockets tightly.

Those seeking beautiful lovers also hugged the Mushroom Demon, laughing and crying, "Great! I thought it was just a dream!"

"Honey……"

The Mushroom Demon hugged him back.

The leader spread his hands, sensing the surging blood and qi that had reached an advanced stage, and trembled slightly.

"The God of Wishes... is real!"

We encountered the God of Wishes!

After discussing for a while, the group turned around with slight shock and looked back at the way they had come.

The place was shrouded in thick fog, and a strong, subtle message told them not to be greedy and to leave quickly.

The Almighty God of Desire, whose teaching is "equivalent exchange".

If one is too greedy and angers the great gods, the price to pay may be one's life and soul.

"Let's hurry back!" said the adventurer who had just won the heart of his beloved.

Everyone agreed and quickly left.

……

Near the World Tree sapling, on a small hill.

Roy watched those people walk away, gradually leaving the range of communication coverage, through the screen projected by the Wizard's Eye.

The screen disappears.

However, the Mushroom Demon and the Wizard's Eye still sent back intermittent signals via ley line long waves.

Although there is no video, there is information such as location and health status.

This stems from the reconnaissance capabilities of the mage's "Holographic Battlefield" system.

In the days that followed, he observed the adventurers' movements and, as expected, followed his own advice and stayed away from Mtraken.

Back in town, everyone spread the word about their amazing adventure.

At first, nobody believed it.

However, when their acquaintances discovered them and witnessed the "miracles" of the one-eyed man regaining his sight, winning the heart of a beautiful woman, and the poor boy becoming rich, it caused a sensation.

The leader's advancement to the advanced knight stage is considered a top-tier breakthrough.

He leaped from an ordinary, renowned expert to the very top of the entire continent, becoming a top-tier existence in the first tier.

What Roy gave him was actually a very ordinary ferocious giant bear bloodline, which only granted him a physique and strength of level 5.

However, in this world of Araghi, the limits of humanity have long been surpassed, and only those reclusive experts at the pinnacle level can defeat such top masters.

This adds a touch of legend to the team's adventure.

Gradually, a wave of adventure swept through the nearby mountains and forests. Countless impulsive young adventurers embarked on journeys, hoping to encounter the god of wishes and obtain their own extraordinary adventures.

Even some reclusive experts have begun to be alarmed.

……

Mtraken region.

Near the dimensional beacon.

Roy built a statue that was comparable to a level two puppet.

This is not an ordinary statue, but a bronze statue built by combining 5000 catties of fire copper that had been hoarded in the past, as well as gold and jewelry accumulated over the past 10 years.

He channeled the power of faith he vaguely sensed from mortals into this.

Thus, the anchor point of the "God of Wishes" was determined.

At the same time, based on the image of Libra in his birth chart, he also created a special magical artifact.

"The Golden Balance (Level 1)..."

The scale, embedded with an array of artificial intelligence runes, has the ability to calculate the value of items and to teleport them.

Rune Array: "Item Teleportation"...

This array was naturally obtained by him through the [Index of All Learning] from the knowledge of magicians.

Its function is the same as the "teleportation" spell that you have already mastered, but it focuses on items rather than living beings or the spell effect itself.

"This is really just playing tricks."

God of Wishes...

Could this be the key to researching "self-deploying divine spells"?

Sometimes, pretending to be a ghost or spirit is a way to integrate into the world.

This draws inspiration from the world of Aster, where various factions collectively play the role of demon gods, hiding behind the scenes to control and harvest faith, and ultimately to dominate the world.

"However, gods possess a power that ordinary life cannot attain..."

That is to create life!
Alchemy is life, and in a sense, I am an alchemist who also cultivates bloodline abilities, especially one whose primary sorcery is "life-giving magic"...

There really is a chance to touch God's power!

At this moment, Roy suddenly had a certain idea.

Drawing on his past experience in creating succubus dolls, Pipit, and Mushroom Demons, he further refined his mastery of "creation science".

"To date, the witchcraft community has preferred to define life through a 'set of characteristics' rather than a 'single standard'."

There are many possibilities hidden within this.

However, an entity does not need to possess all the characteristics; it only needs to satisfy most of them to be called a life.

For example, cell structure, metabolism, homeostasis, growth and development, reproductive capacity, heredity and variation, adaptation and evolution, irritability…

Roy compared his knowledge with that and found that the Mushroom Demon undoubtedly met the definition of "alchemical life".

Because of its "underlying code," this alchemical life form seems to be of no benefit to nature and struggles to gain a good ecological place in the natural world...

For the vast majority of natural environments, it is an "intruder" and a "destroyer".

"This is a self-sustaining group that cannot achieve sustainable and healthy development."

It's time for further improvements.

Excellent alchemical life...

It is able to continuously maintain and develop by integrating into the natural environment…

Mature alchemical life forms all have their own ecological place and will "grow out on their own" without needing to be refined one by one.

There is no doubt about it.

For example...

Cows, horses, and chives.

They are very good plants and animals.

With this in mind, Roy had already conceived the "Sipka Fairy" project plan.

In the Vizel language, this is a kind of being similar to a forest elf.

It possesses only a simple physical structure and an intelligent agent.

However, they can sustain life by absorbing the life energy of trees and plants, and by using sunlight. After death, their bodies merge into nature, enriching the land rather than causing destruction.

More importantly, they also naturally possess a certain ability to interact with magical elements, store magical energy, and impart various magical effects!
This can be linked to the "Tree Man Potion" project, allowing its corpses to return to nature and become the main material for refining the "Tree Man Potion"!

(End of this chapter)