Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 638 Post-Battle Gains (4-in-1)

Smoke and dust billowed from the explosion site.

A moment later, the seven colors intertwined, the elements became disordered, and the illusory light began to move.

That was Roy blowing a strong breath from the side after he landed.

A rapid airflow swept through the mountains and forests, driving away the thick smoke that filled the air.

After waiting a while longer, they went inside to check and confirmed that Pochika was dead, finally putting their minds at ease.

This man did not die unjustly. He ate seven extra large meals at once, and his body was mangled and thoroughly cooked.

"With ample firepower, it really works wonders!"
At the last moment, this person actually used the "teleportation" technique to try to teleport away.

But he didn't expect that I was fighting a well-prepared battle, directly anticipating his reaction and completely covering the surrounding area!

This thing sounds impressive, but it doesn't involve much technology. With current fire control systems, it's perfectly feasible to detonate it simultaneously.

Roy quickly turned his attention to the corpse itself, attempting to extract spirituality and memory stones using "soul transmutation" and "memory transmutation".

As a result, perhaps because they died so quickly, not many were left.

Only a faint obsession remained...

"Roast...roast meat!"

What does that mean? Were they starving on the ship?

Roy looked puzzled and confused, so he took the ring from the other person's hand, examined it briefly, and then put it away.

"Forget it, let's check the other corpses first. These are all level one professionals, so they should have left behind spatial rings."

As a result, several people were completely pulverized and burned to ashes.

Roy had no choice but to contact Celine: "Find a group of Mushroom Demons and search for them slowly."

……

A few hours later.

Somewhere far away, Danirace is making contact with Elomen.

“I just tried to contact Pochika, but there was no response at all.”

"Was it disturbed by the earth's veins, or was it delayed by something else?"

"It couldn't be that he's deliberately ignoring calls, could it?"

"do not know……"

This is indeed a point of contention.

However, neither of them immediately considered the worst-case scenario.

Because no matter what, Pochika is only a level two mage, he might have his own plans.

Danirace quickly shifted the topic to their current discovery: "This world is so barren and wild; all along the way, there are only mountains and forests everywhere!"

Elomen said, "Me too. Fortunately, we have abundant plant and animal resources, so we shouldn't lack ordinary materials."

Daryls said, "This is probably a world where magical materials are scarce, but ordinary minerals and resources are abundant. No wonder it's classified as Level 1."

I just don't know, will there be any dangerous monsters...?

Elomen said, "Given the concentration of mana here, it's unlikely that any powerful magical creatures could be raised."

I even suspect that staying in this godforsaken place for too long will weaken the source of magic within my body.

We need to find some magic crystals or get some potions to aid our meditation!

Shortly after, the communication ended, and Danirace looked somewhat troubled.

One of the biggest problems in the lower worlds is that mana is scarce and magic is difficult to gather.

They are criminals and cannot carry supplies such as magic crystals.

Just then, a subordinate rushed over and brought good news: "Sir, we've discovered a human city!"

"Oh?"

Danirace looked surprised, but then her expression turned to joy.

"Come on, let's go take a look!"

He immediately took a few people and headed east.

……

More than half an hour later.

Daniris and her group finally flew to the small duchy on the border of the Federation.

What comes into view is a feudal ancient country that has clearly not yet begun the Industrial Revolution and is still in the age of swords and magic.

However, something suspicious soon came into view.

"That is……"

Dani Ruis looked wary as she gazed at the towering skyscraper in the city center.

“My lord, we have inquired about it using the ‘Domination of Humanity’ method. They believe it to be a divine gift, a being called a biological intelligence.”

Grand Duke Bernard of the Federation received the technology from the God of Wishes, built the base station tower, and nurtured it.

In order to grow and expand as quickly as possible, they were even willing to share resources with the Megan Empire.

"Something feels off."

Danières quickly grasped the key point.

"The God of Wishes, what is that?"

"I tried to investigate, but I couldn't figure it out."

All the people here know is that 12 years ago, the Archduke of Bernard suddenly announced the establishment of a faith in seven goddesses...

The god of wishes seems to be someone else, but his origins are unknown.

"The water here is rather deep; surely there isn't some real god here?"

However, it's more likely that it's just some spellcaster or something similar putting on a show!

As a native of a high-magic world, Daniris was not easily fooled like the natives of a low-magic world.

She made the judgment almost instantly.

"Sir, what should we do next?"

His subordinate inquired.

"They can play tricks, and so can we! Maybe if we expose the mastermind, we can even get a share of their faith!"

Dani Ruis had an idea.

"There are probably no magic crystal mines in this world, so the souls of the natives are the only valuable thing left."

Let's go see that Grand Duke Bernard first!

With their abilities, it wouldn't take much effort for them to find us.

As a result, as soon as they arrived at the outskirts of the federal capital, a strong sense of danger overwhelmed them.

Hundreds and thousands of small missiles were launched.

In just a few moments, intense firepower covered the area where everyone had been standing.

This was an indiscriminate bombing that covered a large area and lasted for more than a minute.

Daniris dodged the initial attack, but soon after, she was hit by several more shots, blown away in a painful explosion, and then subjected to more bombardments.

To their surprise, they discovered that a handsome young man had appeared in the sky at some point.

The next instant, a burst of white light swept in.

Severely injured, Daniris didn't even have time to utter the short, rapid incantation before she was instantly frozen, as if falling into an abyss of ice.

"I can't move anymore..."

The ice was as hard as steel, and Daryls was filled with fear, wanting nothing more than to escape.

An unusual light suddenly emanated from her body, and she transformed into a semi-transparent spirit form.

This is her proud secret technique, "Soul Wandering," which she has mastered based on her soul talent and allows her to briefly detach from her body in soul form.

Over the years, she has used this secret method to escape death many times.

Although each time, it was a great loss of energy, requiring the user to re-enter a pre-prepared clone body.

However, since the mysteries of the soul realm can only be accessed at the third level or above, it is virtually invincible at the lower and middle levels.

Ordinary people would hardly even notice that she used this trick.

But the next moment, a golden chain pierced through his chest.

The "Soul-Binding Rope" pierced directly through the spirit and pulled it up.

******
"This person actually knows how to transfer souls?"

Is it due to special talent, or has he mastered some special skill?

Roy watched this scene with a hint of surprise, but it did not stop him from pulling the golden chain and dragging the captured soul back.

If we're talking about exceptional talent, then he's clearly even more special.

Long ago, they were able to control the chains that had been broken off from this "net of all spirits".

As for knowledge and skills, he also exchanged for a complete set of materials.

That's genuine knowledge from the Witch Tower, a precious treasure that cost a level four fruit to obtain!
"Capture him and interrogate him thoroughly!"

Just then, on the other side, the fighting seemed to have stopped as well.

Prandtse, Nisa, and others appear.

"Lord Roy, all the enemies near the city have been annihilated!"

Sorry, we couldn't leave any survivors.

As he spoke, he threw out several corpses.

They had just gone through a battle and dealt with the other level-one professionals.

"It's okay, I've caught one here."

Roy shook the "Soul-Binding Rope" in his hand, startling Daniris into trembling.

Nisha's expression changed slightly, and she asked quietly, "You're not planning to take her as a follower, are you?"

"What are you thinking? I have no intention of leaving anyone alive this time. It's just that her soul is special; it can actually leave her body. This is worth studying!"

Roy has simple principles.

As a level two mage, the opponent could pose a huge threat to me and the world of Araghi at this stage, so it's better to just kill him.

If they really stay, even if we can suppress them for a while, we'll still have to put in a lot of effort to guard against them.

He doesn't have that kind of free time.

Just then, a message came from a tower in the city ahead.

Celine sent over the latest news.

"We've found Elaumen!"
They were in the western part of the continent, within the territory of the Gnoll Empire.

Roy immediately chanted the "teleportation" spell and rushed to the next battlefield without stopping.

……

"What does this feel like? Are we being followed?"

In the Gnoll Empire, in a large village.

Elomen stood amidst the gruesome corpses of the gnolls, a look of confusion on his face.

He had just personally slaughtered the village, and the numerous native monsters were like clay chickens and earthenware dogs, nothing to worry about.

But the more I thought about it, the more something seemed off.

He always felt as if he was being watched by something.

"My lord, we have discovered some treasure, and it seems we also have several pieces of level zero enchanted metal ore!"
These monsters also have the habit of collecting materials and treasures.

Several of his followers came out beaming, carrying large and small bags, looking like they had made a good haul.

"If every village could have this kind of harvest, they might make a fortune!"

"I have a bad feeling. I should leave here first."

Elomen interrupted their reverie with a serious expression.

At his call, a monster made entirely of black smoke and resembling a lizard emerged from a building not far away.

The followers, seeing this, tensed up and, not daring to ask any more questions, immediately followed.

Soon after, they moved to a location more than ten kilometers away.

However, Elau's expression remained solemn as he looked around, unable to discern the reason behind it.

"That feeling is still there, it's not just about that village..."

What could it be?

Suddenly, Elomen seemed to realize something, and he looked up sharply, his eyes wide open and the blood vessels around his eyes bulging.

"Eagle Eye Technique"!
His gaze seemed to pierce through the clouds, reaching tens of thousands of meters above the ground, where a small, "个"-shaped machine was visible.

"How could the natives of this world invent a magical device of this caliber?"

Elaumen felt as if he were a traveler venturing into the jungle and being targeted by a group of curly-haired baboons carrying sniper rifles.

He suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and immediately wanted to leave and find cover to hide in.

But at that moment, three spear-shaped missiles were launched, attacking at high speed in a triangular formation.

Amidst the deafening roar, three low-yield nuclear bombs exploded simultaneously, forcing him to fly high into the air and dodge to the other side.

However, he still suffered a serious injury, and his eyes were temporarily blinded by the flash.

"Oops!"

Elomen forced calmness, quickly activating the spell's effect.

"Secondary Steel Guardian!"
"Guardians of Life!"
This is a semi-finished spell guided by ritual magic, which fills in the model through the technique of "pre-casting" and quickly completes the final piece of the puzzle at the moment of battle.

But the onslaught that followed was far more intense than Elaumen had anticipated; the relentless barrage left him overwhelmed.

It wasn't until the "Mage's Eye," constructed from several eye symbols, took over his vision that he could see clearly a blue-white bird-dragon with a perfectly streamlined body flying through the air.

"Did it attack me?"

While moving at high speed, the thing could instantly summon alchemical tools with a flap of its wings or forelimbs.

"Damn it!"

Elomen cursed under his breath and quickly activated another spell.

"Anywhere Door"!
His figure flashed and appeared in a valley below, attempting to use the terrain to escape the battle.

The current situation is extremely unfavorable. At the very least, we should hide away and rest for a while until we recover.

at this time.

One by one, "shadow tentacles" appeared out of thin air, possessing unimaginable strength, tightly binding him.

The black, lizard-like monster roared as it crawled out of the void and lunged at the tentacles.

However, golden hair then attacked, transforming into chains to bind him.

The monster struggled and bit violently, but it was like teeth hitting steel, completely unable to budge it.

Elomen looked on in despair as he watched helplessly as the black and gold creature enveloped and devoured him, completely turning him into a giant cocoon.

……

Meanwhile, Mogos and Borremo, with the support of the "Holographic Battlefield," launched an attack on Elaumen's followers.

They were all wearing "Unigorin terminals," with information transmitted from hundreds of small detectors displayed on their lenses.

This leaves the enemy with nowhere to hide.

The newly minted sorcerers, who were originally from the native tribes, also possessed the most skillful command abilities, knowing when and how to respond.

In the back-and-forth of offense and defense, the enemy was gradually driven to the brink of defeat. Mogos chanted a spell, and the elemental gem at the tip of his staff released energy, unleashing a "Fireball"—a more powerful version infused with alchemical products, demonized liquid hydrogen.

The enemy warrior tried to dodge, but Borremo seized the opportunity and used "Shadow Tentacles" to tightly bind him.

After a deafening roar, another enemy was killed on the spot.

Artia, Beryl, and Ms. Edwin, Level Two Mechanical Guardian, Snake Woman Puppet...

Emerging from different places, they cooperated with each other to firmly control the remaining enemies.

After a period of fighting, it was completely resolved.

******
"My lord, the mission is complete!"

"We've taken care of the enemy too!"

When the news from all sides was gathered and relayed back, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, and their tense nerves relaxed.

This victory was the result of more than two years of meticulous planning and preparation.

It involves the application of knowledge and skills across multiple levels and disciplines, including psychology, environment, information, and magic.

Use superior numbers to defeat inferior numbers, use speed to defeat slowness, and use calculated strategies to defeat uncalculated strategies.

Naturally, there's no doubt about it.

"The greatest significance is still to alleviate the crisis and gain development opportunities..."

However, potential dangers remain. We must quickly resolve the aftermath and confirm the dimensional tides and other crucial factors related to the exile arrangements!

A thought flashed through Roy's mind: after the hundred-year period, the Alliance would include the world of Araghi in its conscription.

His concern was never about this crisis, but rather the subsequent ones.

It is impossible for one person to fight against the entire Achinira alone.

It seems we still need to rely on the Seven Towers Alliance to win support from the broader political landscape.

……

Shortly afterward, Roy returned to Mtraken and began dealing with the spoils of war.

He had accumulated quite a few storage rings, but after opening them using the space bubble method, most of them contained only odds and ends.

Forget about making back the cost of the shells; it probably wouldn't even cover the hard-earned money from all that toil and effort.

"These criminals are all penniless!"

It's truly heartbreaking to hear and tearful to see!

Roy couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"I knew it! Relying on their spoils of war would be a complete loss!"

Fortunately, the spatial ring itself can be modified and given to the natives like Mogos as a reward.

This was a minor matter; Roy focused his attention on the three level-two wizards.

After all, they are spellcasters, and the knowledge they possess in their minds and souls might be of some use.

In the realm of necromancers, there is a type of sorcery called "Brain Extraction," which is a preliminary process for extracting magic crystals from brain cell tissue.

Roy initially gained basic knowledge through inspiration, and later gradually acquired more knowledge through active learning in the library.

Theoretically speaking, all the prerequisites for performing this witchcraft should have been met.

This is a good opportunity to conduct an experiment.

The result went very smoothly, and I did indeed gain some arcane knowledge.

Roy possessed the "Catalogue of Various Schools," which allowed him to incorporate them into the field of witchcraft and organize them into different categories.

However, it was at this moment that he suddenly discovered that the "Soul-Eating Beast" raised by the cultist Elomen was actually a special monster from a strange world.

Its body also contains remnants of laws, which can be used to create inherited magical potions similar to the remnants of the Demon Hair!

"This thing is quite valuable. Even in a high-magic world, it would be enough to create multiple apprentices for the inheritance sequence!"

Roy decided to refine these elements, hoping to imbue his hair with "soul-devouring" properties.

The key to refining this residue lies in the integrity of the principles.

If you compare it to a jigsaw puzzle, it's a jigsaw puzzle with multiple pieces, and there may be redundant pieces.

You only need the most complete portion; the less desirable portions can be given to others.

But who should it be given to?

"correct!"

Roy suddenly remembered something, took out the "Ghost Beast Ring", and released Melina, who had been imprisoned inside for a long time.

This senior's soul has long been twisted and corrupted; she is no longer even in a clear-headed state.

Because she had colluded with the Abyss, her soul was corrupted by bestiality, turning her into a beastly evil spirit. Roy didn't know how to awaken her spirit and memories for a while.

After years of raising him without any changes, he completely gave up the idea of ​​returning to human form.

"I might as well train it to be a Soul-Devouring Beast. I didn't have the relevant knowledge before, but Elaumen's memories can help me fill in this piece of the puzzle!"

Roy decided to prioritize this task and got to work on it.

That evening, after a series of lucky and unexpected attempts, a special potion shimmering with a scarlet glow was actually successfully concocted!

"Soul-Devouring Witch Body Potion (Level 0)..."

A bloodline potion that can grow, granting its host the ability to devour soul monsters!

Characteristic: "Soul Devourer," as the name suggests, grows by absorbing spiritual power...

The price is that accumulating too much chaotic spiritual energy alters one's own spiritual balance, risking a collapse of the soul…

This is easy to understand.

The study of "soul" has long revealed that the souls of all kinds of creatures are aggregates of animalistic, humanistic, and divine wandering souls.

If explained using psychology, it would probably be related to the id, ego, and superego.

This refers to different methods of understanding and analyzing the same thing under different worldviews and power systems.

The spellcasters believed that this was also why the souls of intelligent beings were so complex and changeable.

However, the spiritual proportions of the soul are relatively fixed.

If one accumulates too much spirituality of a certain attribute, affecting its inherent nature, one will either fall into hell or ascend to heaven after death.

Those who resonate with God will be drawn into the Kingdom of God by the power of faith.

This is a transformation of the soul.

However, the Soul-Eating Beast seems to possess the ability to change its own soul attributes at any time and become a twisted monster.

It will be like a Frankenstein's monster, constantly piecing together the soul fragments it consumes, growing into a terrifying monster.

It can only be constrained by using certain special methods.

“What Elaumen is exploiting… is faith!”

He forcefully hypnotized himself to stay in sync with a fictional evil god, and then used the power of his faith to maintain it!

Besides that, there are some rather evil practices...

eat human!

The soul-devouring monsters he kept only ate humans and not other creatures!
What a brilliant idea, but it's too wicked and doesn't suit my neutral stance...

I need to modify it a bit and create a suitable recipe!

Besides that, the other thing was to find a way to get Melina promoted.

Roy then accumulated some more divine power crystals similar to wish crystals, took them out, made them into a mental attribute enhancement potion, and fed it to Melina.

The moment the potion was poured in, a strange pale golden light emanated from her translucent body, and as expected, her aura began to transform and sublimate.

He finally succeeded in advancing to the first stage and now possesses a mental strength of over 10 degrees.

"Woo..."

Melina temporarily broke free from the control of the hypnotic glasses.

His gaze fell on Roy, and he became fierce and brutal once again.

But just as she was about to do something to Roy and prepare to pounce and devour him, a black figure rushed over.

"Meow!"

Sharp cat claws sliced ​​across the beast-like evil spirit's body, causing her to curl up and wail in pain.

******
"Meow hahaha!"
You've really gone too far, daring to bare your teeth at your master!
Meow meow, I've been putting up with you for so long!

Domi Cat, relying on its master's power, was adorned with a series of dazzling and magical ornaments, radiating magical light.

"Don't be reckless!"

Roy, exasperated, grabbed Domi by the back of the neck and lifted him up.

"She has now advanced a level; her soul has been elevated."

"what?"

Domi visibly flinched in fright.

"She got promoted?"

He quickly grabbed Roy's arm, cowered and shrank back, completely losing his previous arrogance.

Fortunately, Roy couldn't really let Melina retaliate.

He had some understanding of canine behavior.

If Melina experiences the taste of retaliation, this hierarchical status will become ingrained in her mind and will continue to be so.

She might consider herself to be of a higher status than Domi, and even try to challenge herself to reach a higher level.

Therefore, upon seeing the senior student groaning in pain, Roy had a thought, and his invisible mental power lashed out like a whip, striking her hard.

Amidst her agonizing screams and cries, Melina crouched low to the ground, immediately adopting a begging posture.

"If this happens again, kill him on the spot, understand?"

"Kill to death!"

Domi climbed up Roy's arm to his shoulder and shouted along.

But in reality, such a mutated soul is a precious research subject, and having been raised for many years, there is bound to be some affection between us.

Roy continued with his original plan, attempting to control and enhance it.

Now a problem arises: as her mental state improves, the hypnotic glasses become less effective at controlling her.

The third-tier artifact, the "Kirick Ring," makes it difficult for her to exert her initiative.

Fortunately, over the years he has figured out some tricks of the trade, which he can combine with the knowledge that Elaumen has acquired to create a controller.

This is a sacred relic formed from the condensation of spiritual beliefs.

As beings on the spiritual level, they created a collar-like restraining shackle that could be linked to the "Soul-Binding Rope" at any time and controlled.

This is not in the form of equipment, but rather in the form of puzzle pieces, tightly integrated with the soul.

In fact, it falls under the category of spirit body modification.

Because of his extensive prior experience, Roy understood how to do it almost immediately after just one glance.

In addition, his soul is special and his status is extremely high, which means that he has surpassed his teacher and is far superior to Elaumen's research level.

The results were also gratifying.

The moment Roy put the collar on Melina's twisted soul, the bestiality within her was immediately suppressed, and her expression became docile.

Next came the Soul-Devouring Witch Body modification and the evolution of his own Ghostly Witch Body.

……

Another half month has passed.

In the mage's mansion, in the alchemy room.

Roy drank a bottle of blood-red potion that emitted a crimson glow.

In an instant, the hair at the back of his head mutated again, its scarlet color captivating.

After that, the thick black smoke and scarlet light, like ghosts, slowly writhed and merged.

After several hours of integration, Roy felt that the aura of the Ghost Witch Body had suddenly transformed, and a completely new piece of the puzzle of its characteristics was completed.

Although the color has returned to its original pitch black, the inexplicable eerie and sinister aura has become even more pronounced.

"If this keeps up, the energy will overflow, and my hair will turn completely colored!"

Roy smoothed her hair and observed silently for a while, but she sensed that various colors of energy were about to overflow from the thick black smoke.

This is because the power and characteristics stored within it are too numerous, making it difficult to conceal the true nature of the Ghostly Witch Body.

Who knows what it will be like then?

"Luckily, he's handsome enough to pull off any hairstyle and hair color!"

After a period of worry, he thought to himself with narcissism and arrogance.

Finally, I felt relieved and decided to let nature take its course and see how it grows.

At that moment, the girl's skull floated over and reminded him of something.

"Daniris's soul analysis is complete, and the Memory Stone and Experience Stone are ready."

"Oh?"

Roy snapped out of his daze, let down his long hair, and showed a hint of joy on his face.

In fact, among the knowledge and memories of the three mages, what Roy cared about and valued the most was what he had gained from Danyris.

Pochika is essentially a necromancer and a bloodline wizard, whose abilities overlap with his own, making him of minimal value.

What he brought to himself was an addition to his arcane knowledge, as well as related magical improvements after the transformation of the [Catalogue of All Learnings].

Elaumen bestowed upon himself the remnants of the Soul-Eating Monster, which can be considered a piece of the law puzzle, enhancing the late-game capabilities of the Ghost Witch Body.

It has great potential.

It also transformed senior student Melina.

This is equivalent to adding two major achievements to the existing Bochka model.

However, what Daniris brings is the ability to transfer souls!

What no one knew was that the special talents possessed by this mutated soul were actually what Roy desired and valued most!
If I could master this ability immediately, who knows how much it would help!

"I firmly believe that I will master this ability sooner or later, but it may take until I reach level three or even level four before I can even begin to explore it."

It was only at that time that I was able to completely break free from the limitations of my original brain, truly get rid of my physical body, and restore my original spiritual state!
If my initial guess is true, my soul's status is exceptionally high...

This will inevitably bring about a transformative improvement!

With a hint of anticipation, Roy went to the alchemy room to make the final adjustments.

After a process of refining, purifying, and performing a displacement reaction, Roy poured the gleaming "knowledge" into the faintly fluorescent "radium water" and stirred it thoroughly.

The special "Knowledge Potion: Soul Studies" was thus created.

Roy took a quick look at it, then tilted his head back and drank the potion in one gulp.

Suddenly, all the "soul studies" I had learned in the past, as well as golem making, spiritual foundations, soul recipes, artificial life, the power of faith, the net of all spirits...

Numerous related pieces of knowledge, like twinkling starlight, appear in the dark landscape of the brain.

All sorts of knowledge, and the connections between them, unfold like constellations, one after another.

It was as if the neurons in my brain were starting to grow and connect, and many flashes of inspiration opened up all the things I had never understood or mastered before.

A feeling of sudden enlightenment kept emerging.

Roy suddenly understood, as if the clouds had parted and the sun had shone through.

Furthermore, basic knowledge of "Soul Wall" and "Soul Binding Technique" emerged, and various aspects of "Net of Ten Thousand Spirits" were further realized.

"I see, soul transfer isn't actually that difficult!"

Roy's lips curled up, finally revealing a satisfied smile.

(End of this chapter)