Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 692 Antimony of the Star of Light (4-in-1)

At the outpost camp.

Roy stared at the crystal ball.

Everyone else also turned their attention to this battle, watching it closely.

This is their first battle with the Fran aliens, and they might be able to obtain useful intelligence.

When the three-headed dragon came up, it breathed on the ground.

Amidst the billowing white mist, an icy chill permeated the air, freezing the figures of many enemies.

Immediately following, flames swept across the area.

The vast majority of enemies were covered.

This is an area-of-effect attack with a power exceeding a thousand degrees. Although the amount of magical energy distributed to a single unit area is not much, it is still more than enough to kill most level zero beings.

However, just when everyone thought they could quickly clear the area, the enemy started moving again.

They were clad in armor resembling magic-powered armor, and their small figures looked like unyielding peas against the backdrop of the giant dragon.

Apart from a few unlucky souls who were directly hit and died, the rest still maintained their full combat capability.

They leaped and ran quickly.

In the blink of an eye, they found cover and began firing gunpowder-powered firearms, interspersed with small grenades.

"It seems the intelligence is largely accurate."

This planet Fran was originally in the early stages of the lunar era, having just established a space base on its home planet's moon. After the arrival of the mages, they introduced arcane magic and acquired more advanced technology.

However, its foundation remains at the second level, making it a typical example of forcing growth.

As the group discussed, several suits of armor took to the air, launching light waves from different directions to retaliate.

Several fireballs exploded on Trekephalos's body, but he was unharmed.

"This energy wave is similar to a 'flame ray'..."

Spell power 100 degrees ~ 400 degrees..."

"Equivalent to a level one spell."

The group took notes again and made their judgment.

At the same time, the low-level armor on the ground also emitted the same light waves.

They somehow restrained the power of the fire element, launching it in segments that, upon impact, transformed into massive fireballs.

The violent explosion caused secondary damage, and the spell's power was also around 100 degrees.

Everyone frowned deeply.

Those from the lower world, such as Mogos, found it even more unbelievable.

"Even level zero units have this kind of firepower?"

The three-headed dragon Trekephalos was unharmed by this swarm attack, but that doesn't mean they could easily handle it.

If we are targeted by concentrated fire, this interdimensional war will end on the spot!

Moreover, judging from the number of these armors and the distribution of firepower, it is not difficult to infer that weapons of this caliber have been widely used.

Even if we successfully colonize it, the various troubles during the counterinsurgency phase will certainly be inevitable.

Roy explained, "This is the characteristic of a technological world. You can think of them as special units with high attack and low defense, whose weapons have a destructive power far greater than their other features."

However, the vast majority of these are physical attacks and evocation spells.

Whether it's heavy artillery firepower, drone swarms, or robot armies, the same applies.

Moreover, in many technological worlds, even those that delve into the biological technology tree and develop something like bloodline witchcraft, there is a significant lack of development of spiritual potential.

This can be understood as a distorted development path that overemphasizes industrial and information technology.

His assessments were based on the summaries of wizards.

Wizards have often interacted with technologically advanced worlds and have found that most of these civilizations are obsessed with external things.

Furthermore, while scientific truth leans towards the arcane realm, it has not developed corresponding spiritual energy development and magical applications.

This results in the fact that most of the technological world has difficulty truly accessing the essence of magic.

Wizards used this to develop the mechanical wizarding branch and various steel-type puppets and battle golems, but they did not explore it any further.

Because what wizards primarily study are things that can increase their life level and extend their soul lifespan.

Perhaps when technology develops to a certain stage, it will be able to directly enter the stage of "mechanical ascension" or "genetic ascension," benefiting the entire population.

But that's meaningless for a great wizard; it's better to become a god early and cultivate heroic spirits.

Both paths lead to the same goal, but the path to godhood can avoid many detours.

"In that case, we should focus on infiltrating enemy territory and conducting special operations, avoiding direct heavy firepower!"

Mogos said quickly.

Roy nodded.

She explained this to him, to Atedia, and to Anjali and the others.

It is generally believed that technologically advanced civilizations often need to reach level four and have their sphere of influence spread throughout their own star system before they can gradually touch the origin of the soul.

But even a god-level civilization, once it reaches that stage, will inevitably converge with magic.

For example, gathering billions of souls and spiritualizing the entire population, or having an AI control billions of machines...

Furthermore, make full use of soul energy, void energy, stellar energy, and so on.

For deities, this is just basic procedure, nothing special.

Science cannot turn its billions of subjects into billions of true gods; at best, they are merely demigod-level heroic spirits.

Such civilizations reach their limit at level five; any breakthroughs are merely the result of converging on the same path, uniting the souls of billions of beings into one.

That being said, the various performance characteristics exhibited by the enemy armor still effectively countered the capabilities of Trekepharos.

Because it also focuses on physical and elemental attacks, it is equivalent to a large mechanical battle puppet.

Fortunately, after recovering from the damage, Trekephalus has already reached level three.

They continued to sweep away the enemy with unstoppable force, precisely eliminating one armored enemy after another, and even crushing these "iron peas" underfoot.

The battle ended quickly.

The level zero slicer throws out a compressed mushroom monster, attempting to search for wounded soldiers and capture enemies.

Inside the outpost camp, everyone quickly dispatched personnel to provide support.

……

More than an hour later.

The few wounded were treated and brought up.

Behind Roy, the phantom of a soul put on hypnotic glasses and began interrogating the prisoner.

"Who are you?"

"Third Month Guard, Strato Base Combatant..."

"Is the base you mentioned a major military base on this planet?"

"Yes."

How many soldiers are there?

"An army corps has over 1600 combatants in its main battle group, with the rest being logistics personnel..."

The other factions are located at the Dark Side Base, the Space Base, the Volcano Cluster Base, and the Lunar Sea Base, respectively…

After a series of questions and answers.

After Roy learned about the basic situation of the nearby military forces, he asked questions such as "What do you like to eat?", "What do you like to play?", and "What kind of spouse do you want?"

All of these were targeted and purposeful.

The girl's skull floated beside Roy, silently noting down relevant information and beginning to organize targeted suggestions.

******
Craft the corresponding friendly fragrance.

Extracting memory crystals, concocting language potions, creating disguises, and so on.

These will all be top priorities in the near future.

As a high-level wizard, Roy possesses strong mental power and can communicate directly using telepathy, thus having a certain degree of "language proficiency".

It can also involve mental hypnosis, or activating one's own body to perform "transformation".

But ordinary wizards can't do it, and warriors from the chakra world can't do it even more.

The self-raised supplies are also relatively limited, making large-scale deployment impossible.

Production must begin as soon as possible.

Artedia, Mogos, and the others watched with curiosity as he interrogated these humanoid creatures of the lizardman genus, trying to learn about the basic situation of the Fran aliens.

At this moment, they suddenly learned from Roy that their armor had extremely high physical protection and was also very resistant to common elemental magic such as frost and fire.

More importantly, these suits of armor...

It's actually alive!
"Alive? What does that mean?"

The crowd was somewhat taken aback.

"This means that the armor is their flesh and blood, a prosthetic body, a bio-engineered form of existence, and even possesses a faint consciousness and spirituality."

Freya just came in and answered.

Behind her, Alice, disguised as a maid, followed, carrying a heavy iron-clad Fran alien battle armor.

Roy had dabbled in bio-engineered armor long ago, and since Atedia and others were using silver armor, it wasn't unfamiliar to him.

But upon hearing her say that, I immediately realized that these were all advanced products of the armored vehicle route.

Judging solely from the technology along this route, the Fran aliens are probably far superior to Roy.

Freya said to Alice, "Put the armor on the table."

After Alice did as instructed, everyone went forward to observe and immediately noticed the difference.

This is a bio-engineered battle armor that is 5 to 10 centimeters thick and contains high-energy cells. It looks like a thick leather suit that can be pulled open from the abdomen to the chest, completely enveloping the Fran alien.

Its inner layer is similar to biological flesh and blood, while the outer layer is a high-strength alloy with a structure similar to graphene.

The middle section, which is more than 3 centimeters thick, is a perfect fusion of flesh and metal.

As if sensing the gazes of the crowd, the flesh and blood twitched slightly, just like fresh beef.

"This... seems even better than the flesh and metal of the Mogis civilization!"

Mogos and the others felt their eyes had been opened.

"That's not quite right. The flesh and metal of the Mogis civilization leans towards metal, while that of the Fran people leans towards flesh."

Both have their strengths.

Roy carefully examined the case and offered a fair assessment.

"That's why the Mogis civilization favored developing large golems, and then used them for individual soldier armor?"

Mogos suddenly realized.

This bio-armor is thick and sturdy, encasing the Fran alien and making him look like a giant lizard walking upright.

At this point, everyone also discovered the reason why they were able to unleash light wave attacks.

It turned out to be a raised bulge on the neck of the armor, containing an energy crystal the size of an egg.

It is a high-energy crystal worth tens of thousands of magic stones. It can be used as an energy storage battery or modified for use in magic arrays and rune arrays.

"This is good stuff!"

Roy picked it up in his hand and examined it.

Under the light of the Eye of Hermes, it shimmered with a deep blue glow.

This is a level 2 rare magical treasure.

"Batalia Magic Crystal (Level 2)..."

A high-energy crystal capable of stably outputting magical energy at the 100-degree level, with an energy storage limit of 2500 degrees…

There are also some lower-grade ones, called "secondary crystals," which are made from defective products during the production process.

However, they can also output magical energy attacks at the 100-degree level, but their energy storage limit is much lower, only about 500 degrees.

This also means that in a single battle, only one or two light wave attacks can be launched.

but……

It's already quite impressive that a level 0 unit can cast one or two level 1 spells.

With the aid of modern firearms, it can even have a place on the stage of interdimensional warfare.

They are excellent cannon fodder and adept at counterinsurgency operations!

At that moment, Roy suddenly felt a faint stinging pain between his eyebrows.

[Alchemy talent gain is in progress (33%→35%)]

Surprisingly, some source essence of alchemical talent was discovered within it!

A thought flickered in his mind, but he asked Freya calmly, "What about the other energy crystals?"

Freya said, "I have sorted the intact and the damaged ones and am preparing to conduct some experiments on them separately."

Roy said, "Bring it here first, let me take a look."

Freya turned and left, doing as instructed.

[Alchemy talent gain is in progress (35%→47%)]

Sure enough, subsequent projects of the same kind, both large and small, also made their own contributions.

Over the decades in Yodakara, he acquired a lot of source material in the early stages, but later he gained almost nothing new.

Roy guessed that this was because there was no "new stuff" to add to the "puzzle".

Upon arriving in this world, one might discover such a treasure.

Roy became increasingly certain that this was the way the "puzzle" was being pieced together, and that his innate abilities were indeed "fickle," unlike his own single-minded and nostalgic nature!

……

Before we knew it, it was the next day.

Roy extracted some knowledge potions from the brains of the Fran aliens. Following that, friendly fragrances and various disguise and infiltration projects were also launched and began to be developed.

He passed on this knowledge and technology to Mogos and others as a reward for completing tasks.

Meanwhile, some apprentices belonging to the Alliance were brought over from Yodakara.

It includes 6 elite apprentices and 30 advanced apprentices, who are also assigned to Mogos and his team as assistants in research and experimentation.

These individuals possess a certain level of self-learning and research ability. If they were to decipher and study the armor of the Fran aliens, they might gain some insights.

For wizards, these energy systems that connect to energy crystals require many improvements to adapt to the source of magic.

The bio-armor itself also needs to be modified according to the individual witch body.

Furthermore, the wars to come will inevitably involve facing even more combatants like these.

Roy hopes to find targeted methods of self-control through research.

After the tasks were assigned, the girl's skull suddenly came to report: "Zofir has sent back intelligence that the enemy is mobilizing."

During that night, in addition to arranging decryption and research tasks, Roy did not forget to deal with the Fran aliens.

The high-speed aircraft's reconnaissance gradually broke through the fog of war, heading towards the vicinity of the enemy base.

However, Roy did not rush to attack. Instead, he patiently lured away the enemy troops who came looking for the "missing personnel" to prevent the outpost from being exposed before deciding to make his move.

"Once we wipe out all the level-three combat forces here, the rest will be easy to deal with!"

Roy nodded, recalling the information the prisoners had provided.

There is a Level 3 battle suit on this planet, which is a Level 3 combat force created through specific means.

It is hidden in the headquarters of the Strato base.

******
Not long after, the Moon Guardian moved south.

Stratos Base. "Whoosh—whoosh—"

The alarm suddenly went off.

The area was attacked without warning, with a series of thermobaric bombs falling and turning the buildings on the ground into a sea of ​​fire.

However, no matter which aspect of the reconnaissance they conducted, they found no trace of the enemy.

This left the Fran alien army somewhat bewildered and unable to react immediately.

Soon, the second wave of attacks arrived.

Then it changed to a different location.

The level zero slice clones were deployed, along with some flesh mushroom demons, to launch a long-range attack.

After several rounds, the base went completely silent.

However, Roy still did not make any rash moves.

Because he already knew in advance that the military base had a large underground space.

The defenses there are very strong, and it won't be easy to break through in a short time.

He lacked alchemical bombs that could penetrate deep into the ground, and he also lacked large-scale earth magic.

We can only wait for them to come out and react on their own initiative.

Sure enough, a few moments later, a large flock of bird-shaped unmanned combat aircraft appeared.

Roy silently invoked the [Sage's Proverb], and a dazzling starlight appeared within the Soul Gem of the Level 0 slice.

In an instant, a mental energy of over 700 degrees swept across, and the invisible, immense power instantly paralyzed the enemy ranks, with countless dark shadows falling like rain.

Roy watched this scene calmly.

These suicide drones are extremely fast and have a strong attack capability, but they are not very effective in providing psychological protection.

Therefore, the battle ended the moment the level zero slice was used.

However, it was at this moment that the enemy finally located its position.

Tier 3 armor has appeared.

Two more suits of armor followed closely behind.

Just as the prisoner described, it was a mecha type that was several meters tall, no longer a simple leather suit.

This Fran alien armor has been continuously improved from thin to thick.

What is ultimately presented is a change in size from monitor lizards to dinosaurs.

What appeared before Roy at that moment were three armored Tyrannosaurus Rex with different appearances!

"How could there be three bodies?"

Roy was slightly surprised, but quickly understood.

This was a top secret that even the prisoners didn't know.

Their military forces deployed on the Third Lunar Satellite are not weak, and they may even be able to be deployed from the space base immediately!
"But... this is for the best!"
This saves me the trouble of searching for them one by one!

In the blink of an eye, the opponent had already attacked, unleashing a high-energy light wave that exploded into a massive fireball in the hiding place of the Level Zero Slice.

According to the intelligence Roy had gathered, level 2 and above battle armors were already equipped with space capsules, as well as large-scale energy equipment.

The Level 3 armor also possesses a device with extremely high energy.

The prisoners didn't know what it was, but they showed that they could release such large light waves at will.

Even when necessary, it can charge up for an attack, unleashing a terrifying force comparable to a small nuclear explosion.

Roy sensed the magical power of about one to two thousand degrees from the probing attack just now, and immediately knew that what the prisoner said was true.

However, as the smoke and dust dissipated...

What appeared before the enemy was a crystal protective shield that shone like a diamond.

The dark gray, enchanted diamond withstood all the attacks.

Meanwhile, on the other two sides.

The first-level sliced ​​Beast God Body and the second-level sliced ​​Serpent God Body arrived quickly.

In an instant, a three-on-three situation emerged in the open field near the military base.

"You have a backup plan, and so do I!"
Even in a 3v3 situation, the advantage remains with us!

Just then, the opponent seemed to suddenly change tactics.

Three armored figures flickered and then suddenly vanished into thin air.

By connecting with the soul of the sliced ​​clone, Roy instantly sensed the flow of magic.

"This is... a mage's invisibility spell?"

He suddenly realized that this was the "armor of the Mage" that the prisoners had mentioned!
After conquering the Ellen Starfield, the mages controlled the world's economy and people's livelihood in a relatively gentle manner.

What followed was a series of renovations.

In the military field, this also includes the invention of a mage and warrior sharing a single suit of armor, known as the "Loyal Fortress"!

It can be viewed as a small mage tower, a combat-type mage tower capable of rapid movement!

Warriors pilot armored vehicles, with mages stationed alongside them, serving as commanders and independent spellcasting units.

By continuously casting various spells, they can provide protection or coordination for joint combat units.

This may seem like a small idea at first glance, but in reality, its technical implementation is extremely difficult.

This is because it requires solving many problems, such as how mages can cast spells on the mech and even the outside world while being protected inside the armor.

Ancient mages could not even cast spells after wearing armor, and they needed to forge armor made of expensive magic-conducting metal, the famous "mithril," to suit their mages.

Otherwise, one can only wear leather armor.

But that's in the past.

Modern mages have long since overcome these weaknesses and are even developing power armor, large-scale war puppets, and so on.

Starships and mage towers are no match for them!

On this path, the prototype "Loyal Fortress" can only choose auxiliary spells such as "Invisibility" or "Prophecy".

However, as the technology of "miniaturization of mage towers" in Achinira gradually developed, they finally figured out a way to project spells outwards.

They even use the body's energy as leverage to activate a larger source of magic.

The first "Magic Armor" was born.

Then, based on this, they continued to iterate, and it is said that they have now mastered the third generation of energy field technology, which can cast spells such as force field shields to protect the machine!
Roy frowned slightly, and the Level Zero Slicer immediately pulled out a "Saturans Chessboard" and released a high-level elemental matrix, Lady Edwin, the prototype of the Bird Dragon, the three-headed dragon Trekepharos and other puppets.

In addition, there are puppet soldiers and the Matan demon.

These ground troops moved rapidly, providing mutual cover from different directions, and launched attacks.

Soon, a suit of armor appeared.

The Beast God Body pounced forward and cleaved it in two with a "Charge Slash," instantly killing it!

Boom!

With a violent implosion, the enraged enemy attacked him from behind.

It looked like the light wave was about to succeed in its sneak attack.

The Beast God's body seemed to have eyes in the back of its head, and it grew three heads and six arms, then folded back and slammed down.

Chakra Martial Arts...

Magic Burst Fist!
The serpent god quickly approached and pointed a finger from a distance.

"Malicious Metamorphosis!"
The prototype of the Bird Dragon flew down from the sky and instantly killed the second suit of armor that had exposed itself.

Neither of these are 'magic armors'!
"They don't contain the spellcaster's magical source; is the remaining one?"

As Roy thought about it, the magical fluctuations reappeared.

An invisible web of energy intertwined and tangled, forming a massive restriction.

The prototype of the Bird Dragon seemed to have lost its means of flight and plummeted down.

******
In the blink of an eye, the high-magic energy stream struck the prototype of the Bird Dragon.

The intense white light began from there, splitting into more electric lights that kept rushing toward the next target.

In an instant, the power grids intertwined!

"This is a 'chain lightning strike'!"

Dozens of demons fell in the process, and most of the elemental entities summoned by the advanced elemental matrix were also destroyed.

However, the enemy's objective was clearly not to eliminate these low-level cannon fodder. Soon, figures appeared and rushed towards the gap in the puppet army's encirclement.

At the same time, "Flash" and "Mist" spells are also cast.

Then, a new "invisibility spell" reappeared, accompanied by the "concealment spell" that could hide one's presence.

But to his utter surprise, the level zero slice clone had already arrived in the sky riding a three-headed dragon.

At the same time, the divine scout Azot also activated a large-scale energy reconnaissance mode.

"Using me as a reference, at the three o'clock position, in the 1200-meter airspace..."

Zero-level slice transmission.

Hundreds of small thermobaric bombs attacked from all directions simultaneously, while sword energy slashed and blackened venom poured down like rain.

In the end, the magical armor collapsed with a crash, and the Beast God Body caught up with it, cutting it to the ground with several sword strikes.

Roy did not completely dismantle it, but instead had the Serpent God cast a "petrification spell" to completely seal it away, and then captured the arcanist and his followers inside alive.

Moments later, the level zero slice launched an attack on the base, while the other two slice clones cleaned up the surrounding battlefield.

At the outpost camp, numerous Chakra warriors and hermit wizards set out, preparing to occupy the area.

The Strato base contains a large amount of supplies and weapons from the Fran aliens. With a little renovation, the buildings inside could become a formidable fortress!
……

The next day, at the outpost camp.

Roy used [Crushing Strength and Resilience] to dismantle the magical armor worn by the two people.

Freya followed along, observing and learning.

Wizards from the world of Araga, such as Mogos, Camilla, and Servis, were also allowed to observe.

Although they are not from the Alliance's direct lineage, after being promoted to a formal rank, they are actually qualified for citizenship.

What is needed is meritorious service.

Thus, everyone witnessed Roy dismantling the armor with his bare hands; with a tear and a slap, it scattered in all directions in the blink of an eye.

He started from the damaged parts of the armor and gradually found the neck area, where the power device was installed.

Suddenly, a walnut-sized object, gleaming like solidified silver, appeared before everyone's eyes.

"This magical armor uses this kind of energy?"

Roy looked somewhat surprised.

Under the light of the Eye of Hermes, the object radiated a translucent golden glow.

"Star of Light Antimony (Level 4)..."

It's a level four item!
Although it lacks divinity, its level four status alone is enough to prove that it is a true treasure.

What followed was an unexpected windfall, accompanied by a faint stinging sensation between his brows.

[Alchemy talent gain is in progress (47%→90%)]

The progress has suddenly increased significantly again!

"This is Antimony from the Star of Light?"

Freya obviously knew about this thing too.

This is because it is a famous energy container crystal in alchemy.

However, due to various reasons, wizards did not use it much, but the arcane power under the control of mages was used in the magical industry.

Mogos and the others looked completely bewildered.

"what is this?"

There are so many questions surrounding primitive humans going into space.

"This thing is said to be related to the starlight at the beginning of creation."

Like countless stars adrift in the universe, it is a consumable item containing immense energy at the time of its creation, hence the name 'Star Ember'.

Freya recalled the information she had gathered and explained it to them.

"But besides the Star of Light Antimony, there are also the same level of one-time use 'Star Ember', the Star of Heat Antimony, the Star of Electricity Antimony, and the Star of Magnetism Antimony."

These all belong to the category of 'Remnant Star Antimony'!

Roy nodded: "From a scientific perspective, it actually corresponds to the forces in the fields of electromagnetic radiation, molecular kinetic energy, free electron flow, static magnetic field, and changes in magnetic moment."

However, in the realm of mysticism, these things are, in a sense, celestial life forms, similar to planets and worlds.

Therefore, it can also serve as a corresponding symbol.

If all these forces were to unite, even like a planet awakening its will and acquiring sentience, then it would be possible to create a spirit planet, Antimony, on par with the Philosopher's Stone!

"Celestial life!"

"Planet, world..."

"Philosopher's Stone level..."

"Spirit Star Antimony!"

Mogos and the others were shocked.

"It is said that by using the Red Transformation Technique, this consumable, one-time energy crystal can be 'ignited' and transformed into a true 'star,' also known as 'Stardust Essence.'"

This is, in effect, a simulation of the Creator God's monumental work in creating the stars.

Amidst everyone's shock, Roy continued.

"At the same time, it is also a crystal core that is easy to make into divine fragments, and it is said to be the fuel to ignite the divine fire!"

However, information on this kind of thing is like supreme mathematical truth, clearly displayed in the libraries of various factions.

Let alone truly learn, master, and practice it, even understanding it becomes a problem.

Many wizards and sorcerers, even gods, at best only master one of the following: light, heat, electricity, or magnetism. They are still considered "incomplete star-antimony" at the level of "star embers"...

Freya asked curiously, "Then, sir, do you know how to make this?"

Logically speaking, since she had been following Roy around all this time, she should have known his skill level.

But Roy is full of cheat codes and has many unexpected abilities.

Roy shook his head: "I don't know any of the methods for refining 'imperfect star antimony,' let alone real star antimony."

After all, it's been less than 52 years since I was promoted to Level 3, and there's still so much to learn!

But then he changed the subject and said, "Isn't this the perfect opportunity right now?"

Perhaps we can obtain relevant information on this planet, Fran.

The basic information can also be found in the library of the Wizard Tower.

But most of those were profound theories in the field of alchemy, and some were directional guidance.

The enemy here has actually built the physical objects, so they must have engineering technology.

Perhaps I can get a glimpse of the truth from this.

Roy was quite interested in this, and specifically instructed Prandtse, Nisa, and others to go to the military base to look for information.

Meanwhile, the treatment of the captured arcanists and their followers is progressing rapidly.

The opponent sustained some injuries in the previous battle, but it seems they are not seriously hurt.

After a night's rest, he should be able to accept interrogation.

With this in mind, Roy paused the disassembly and research.

He planned to have a proper talk with the other party first.

(End of this chapter)