Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 700 Level 5 Matter (4-in-1)

War fortress, core area.

Next to the central control room.

Inside the spare room.

Something the size of a human head, shimmering with white light, floated out of thin air.

That was the captured tower spirit, trapped inside the cylindrical pillar of light.

It emanates spiritual energy comparable to a spirit body with a temperature of over 2500 degrees, and exists in a special way that is clearly an artificial soul.

Roy had previously been involved in the field of artificial souls and knew that they were made by simulating human soul formulas, but his level was only bronze, not silver.

Its divine and human aspects seem to each account for 50%, making it a classic intelligent spiritual structure, possessed by either the arcane or technological world.

"Strange, why does it feel different?"

Roy looked at the faintly flickering white light with a thoughtful expression.

"what happened?"

Legatos turned to look at Roy.

Roy said, "Something's not right."

Legatos said, "Are you worried that it's a Trojan horse that the mages are using to launch a counterattack?"

"We went to great lengths to cut off its power and trap it in this room. It shouldn't be able to control the machinery inside this fortress and cause us any trouble."

Roy shook his head slightly: "No, what I mean is that a normal tower spirit should have a self-destruction program."

With the vast majority of its hardware destroyed and its central core area captured by the enemy, it should self-destruct, leaving the enemy no classified information or methods for replicating it.

Legatos paused slightly: "I've heard of such things, but there shouldn't be any problem."

"That Rum guy, didn't he surrender too?"

Roy said, "Rum is a Grand Mage, holding a high position and wielding great power."

For an intelligent entity like the Tower Spirit to dare disobey orders is treason.

They too can be erased.

From the perspective of the survival logic of artificial intelligence, this has somewhat broken through the underlying code.

At this point, a thought suddenly stirred within him.

"Wait, let me try to identify it!"

Although the other party is a spirit with spiritual power, both life energy and spiritual energy can be isolated and identified.

However, even without resistance, some clues can still be discerned.

Moreover, this tower spirit also has a magic crystal chip used as its body!

Roy quickly conducted the identification.

As a result, the chip that constitutes its hardware showed no abnormalities within the dense purple light.

However, the soul part showed a trace of purple light containing golden light, and the golden light also contained some black smoke.

"Contaminated mutant agent (Level 3)..."

A mutated intelligent entity that developed a sense of 'fear' due to the influence of the divine power crystals of the Divine Demon Statue...

The soul is composed of 5% animalistic instincts, entirely made up of fear…

This is really the case!
It matches a guess that had just flashed into my mind!
This is no ordinary thing; it is something that has given birth to the emotion of "fear," which ordinary tower spirits should not possess at all!
Humans and gorillas share a genetic similarity of up to 98.8%, and similar species differences also exist in the realm of the soul.

It was just that 5% of its bestial soul that caused a complete and earth-shattering change in its spiritual composition.

They are practically completely different species!
"This is a precious mutant created by accident. While retaining the mechanical intelligence and computing capabilities of the Tower Spirit, it also possesses some of the emotional characteristics that intelligent beings should have..."

Fear is not necessarily a bad thing, because to some extent, it represents the instinct of life to continue itself.

Emotions are those that can only emerge after a certain stage of evolution.

Moved by this, Roy felt several potentially connected stars vibrate in his astrological chart.

[Inspiration and Enlightenment], [Catalogue of Various Studies], [Reverse Engineering]!
And the divine mysteries contained within the [Godly Demon Statue] we obtained earlier!
Knowledge instantly and naturally came to mind.

The power of fear guides the soul to mutation!

Forbidden pollution...

Knowledge that changes the composition of the soul!
Fortress Spirit (Tower Spirit)
(Bronze-level Soul Recipe)

Spiritual composition ratio:
Bestiality: 5.3728%
Human nature: 49.6351%
Divinity: 44.9921%
Attribute configuration table:

Instinct: Weak
Mood: Weak
Emotion: Weak
Intelligence: Extremely high

Divinity: Strong

"I have gained... the knowledge to create tower spirits!"

Roy was secretly pleased, but he didn't show it in front of Legatus.

He simply said to his colleague, "This tower spirit is of great research value."

I'm going to remove it from the loot list.

"If you're willing, you can have it."

Legatus doesn't care.

Because the allocation was fair among them, Roy, having taken this spot as a tower spirit, must compensate in other ways.

Anyway, he has no use for this tower spirit, so he might as well get more benefits elsewhere.

Roy vaguely guessed what he was thinking and took the initiative to bring up the issue of distributing the remaining spoils.

"I am very interested in this kind of antimony."

But it just so happens to be paired with magical armor...

Just give it to me too.

As compensation, I will take as little of the other supplies as possible, and you can choose first.

Legatus laughed and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

He had heard of antimony, but he wasn't particularly interested in it either.

Although this thing itself is already quite valuable, at least it can be used as an energy source for magical armor.

But if we're talking about truly realizing their value, it still has to be in the hands of an alchemist like Roy.

……

After that, the two happily divided the spoils of their victory.

Make sure you're well-fed and watered before you start distributing to others.

Capturing an entire war fortress yields a huge fortune in terms of supplies and provisions alone.

The massive amount of military equipment, amounting to billions, along with various resources, is more than enough to reward them.

After that, many damaged armors and constructs were dismantled and their parts were recycled.

Or the spoils from cleaning up the battlefield can also be a form of wealth.

Captives can also be sold for money.

Even insignificant figures can immediately contact Achinila and demand their ransom.

Many intermediate mages in the second stage can be imprisoned and talked to slowly.

We'll continue until we reach a point where we're satisfied with the terms.

A conservative estimate here would be over 100 million per person.

High-ranking figures like the complete and intact Archmage Rum, and the unfortunate Greya whose soul was captured, are worth anywhere from tens of billions to hundreds of billions.

Of course, in actual payment, it's practically impossible to come up with that many magic stones all at once.

Roy also wouldn't want that many magic stones.

It mostly involves exchanging for corresponding resources or valuable knowledge.

******
In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.

Roy and Legatus's subordinates continued to annihilate the elemental army, and finally destroyed the interdimensional gate that transported them when the enemy was isolated and helpless.

The curtain has finally fallen on this battle at the Stargate.

The battlefield was cleared, supplies were inventoried, and all sorts of trivial matters were sorted out. The remaining scattered monsters and other troubles were no longer a problem.

Roy began to busy himself with various tasks such as garbage collection and equipment repair.

Incidentally, we will also conduct identification and research.

"Lord Roy, we have explored the interior of the war fortress once again..."

Something seems off!

Over in the third warehouse area, there were many corpses, broken armor, puppets, and other items that, like the monsters we encountered before, had mutated due to mental pollution!

Moreover, the deeper you go, the higher the level of pollution and the more mutated monsters you encounter.

The reconnaissance mission was extremely difficult...

The desolate planet base, formerly a military camp.

Roy was busy in the newly expanded temporary workshop.

Before the control panel, Aug and several of his Chakra warriors stood solemnly, reporting their latest discoveries.

"Then let's pause and withdraw."

Roy didn't stop what he was doing, but multitasking, he made a decision.

"I will explain things to Legatus."

"Yes!"

Aug and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Exploring such places one after another was a rather difficult task for them.

Now I finally don't have to do it anymore.

……

"Even Aug has been subtly affected?"

What Aug didn't know was that right after he turned to leave, Roy suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked up at his back.

"He may indeed have been affected and developed feelings of fear and apprehension."

However, being a level three individual, the impact was relatively small; his primary concern was for his subordinates, likely stemming from rational consideration.

The girl's skull floated beside her, revealing her guess.

"But in any case, the scope of the spiritual pollution has not decreased but increased. According to calculations, it may even spread throughout the entire war fortress within a year or two."

This place is now completely ruined!

Roy said thoughtfully.

"However, it's nothing."

The original purpose of capturing this place was to prevent attacks from nearby garrison troops when traversing the star gate.

Even if this war fortress is abandoned, the strategic objective has already been achieved.

The most urgent task is to expand the camp and strengthen all defenses.

The war plan originally included the insight that the enemy would destroy the war fortress if they saw that the situation was not good.

They were prepared to reap the rewards from the ruins.

Although no war fortress has self-destructed yet, its abandonment due to severe contamination is a foregone conclusion.

Roy decided to pass this hot potato to someone else.

"Forget it, let's trust the wisdom of future generations."

The wizards who took over afterward were excellent; they, or they, will clean up this mess.

Roy figured that the alliance's choice was most likely to be to build a new castle on this desolate planet.

Or other similar defensive measures.

Roy turned his attention to more important matters.

"Alright, another batch of processed parts."

He looked down at the result of his work: a badly damaged, level-two Ellen alien armor had been dismantled into pieces.

But the essential, valuable parts.

For example, there are semi-metallic flesh and blood that are rich in demonic energy and have a pinkish appearance.

The magic crystal energy core is embedded at the back of the neck, like the location of a tumor.

There are also weapons and other parts attached to the arms, back, and other parts in the form of tentacles.

He casually swept these valuable items to the other side, a dazzling array of blue, green, and white lights intertwined.

At first glance, there are hundreds of first- and second-grade materials, with values ​​ranging from tens of thousands to millions.

If it were me in the past, I would have been like a mouse entering a mountain of rice, my eyes shining with excitement.

But now, Roy only sees things as ordinary and mundane, and he no longer has those worldly desires in his eyes.

"I've almost completely dismantled the more valuable Tier 3 armor and Tier 2 armor. I've also pretty much filled up the reverse engineering database with blueprints for these kinds of things. I feel like I can now sculpt the same Ellen alien armor out of my bare hands!"
However, I don't have that much free time to waste, so I'll use a simple and effortless method.

This also serves as a foundation for future generations, compiling a series of alchemical methods.

Roy turned around and went to the other side to examine the specially made enchanted diamond basin.

In one enchanted diamond basin after another, labeled with different tags, flesh and metal of various sizes floated in liquids of different colors.

Blackening agent, whitening agent, yellowing agent...

They are all conducting different levels of comparative experiments on flesh and metal.

Roy stretched out his hand, his eyes slightly narrowed, trying to feel with his heart.

The special precognitive abilities granted by [Alchemy Intuition] come into play.

"Alright, it's almost dissolved!"
The dilution level is just right at this stage; any more and it will spoil!

He recently developed a method to predict success during the alchemical process.

Some "critical conditions" are just right for this kind of talent to shine!

The blackening agent can dissolve the vast majority of substances in the world, provided it is properly prepared.

The basic, original form of blackening specializes in biological tissues, focusing on flesh, bones, skin, and the like.

It also has the ability to dissolve most natural materials and some organic synthetic materials.

Advanced designs may involve some metallic and non-metallic materials, and even plastic and glass.

The most advanced type is enchanted metal, which comes from materials such as ceramics and glass.

This is a remarkable property; if the corresponding formula is mastered, it is possible to transform a level zero minor spell like "acid spray" into a high-level spell.

Roy obtained these materials from the library of the Wizard Tower, and by making full use of his talent, and through a little exploration and practice, he mastered almost all the versions of Warframes that he could control.

Fran alien armor, Ellen alien armor, and even the highest-grade magical armor that can be produced in the native region of Achinila!
More importantly, this system can be passed on to wizards, and even ordinary apprentices, so that they can use it on their own.

All you need to do is provide the most basic blackening, whitening, and yellowing agents to maintain the entire process.

Before long, Roy personally copied down these specific recipes and prepared ingredient lists for different grades.

He considered having the Fran aliens produce these things themselves, leveraging the advantages of a technologically advanced world! It was time to resolve the monster scourge, the repeated rebellions of the jackals, and the rise of heroes in the world of Araghi!

at this time.

Legatus came looking for them.

"The witchcraft array is ready; the offerings and the rituals are being prepared."

We will be able to contact the High Wizard very soon!

******
This is the agreed-upon way to communicate with the High Wizard of Marechal.

The Grand Wizard's spirit travels across the astral plane, closely monitoring events in the central star region.

Perhaps the original body has already gone there to wait for some legendary mages.

But the fighting here is over, and it's time to inform him.

Roy was slightly distracted and chatted with him, discussing the specific details.

Then, a few days later, a prayer ceremony was initiated to summon the great shaman.

This time, it seems that the Archmage Mareshar is not in this star system, but on the other side of the stargate.

From beginning to end, He remained there, His thoughts covering a vast expanse of emptiness.

Ordinary mages or other troops are ignored; the focus is on legendary mages specifically targeting the enemy.

However, the enemy's legendary mage did not appear, nor did the Ellen aliens' angel-class warships descend.

Therefore, He has not taken any action.

“You did a great job, even better than I expected.”

Next, we can come over here and truly enter the main battlefield of the Central Star Region.

However, at this stage, your mission is complete, and you are free to do as you please.

The great wizard's phantom was compressed to a size of only tens of thousands of meters, floating above the desolate planet, looking down at the crowd who were like ants.

Before the large-scale witchcraft array, everyone listened respectfully, but each of them wore a look of joy on their face.

"Feel free to improvise!"

It is well known that the wizards were a pirate-type civilization, at least in their early days.

This kind of conquest mode, which has no main storyline and allows for free play, is a favorite among many people – the "plunder mode".

They can freely plunder and sabotage in the enemy's rear, and take the initiative to fight for their own interests!

Archmage Mareshar, along with several other level-four archmages, will be shrouded in his will in this region, providing necessary strategy and protection.

The Allied forces, along with other alliances and world chapters in their subordinate colonies, were engaged in siege warfare on the main battlefield, holding back the main forces of the mages and Ellenians.

At most, they would encounter scattered garrison troops and militia units.

Plenty of colonies and small worlds are available for conquest and plunder!

Although according to the rules, even if a lot of planets are captured in this way, it is not certain that they will be given some of them, but it is still possible to seize some resource planets or tourist planets, asteroids that are not protected by the world's will.

Similar to the First Moon Guardian and the Third Moon Guardian, they might be auctioned off after paying a certain amount of money!

"After entering the Central Star Region, plunder at will for several years!"

We'll adjust the tasks as needed later!

In addition, as a reward for conquering the stargate, I can bestow upon you a demigod-level knowledge, or a resource of corresponding level!

The voice of the great wizard Mareshar boomed like thunder, echoing in Roy and Legatos's minds.

"Your Excellency, High Wizard, I wish to further enhance the strength of my physical body. Are there any good methods?"

Legatos spoke, making a wish.

This guy is determined to develop into a muscular hunk.

Roy had no intention of doing the same thing as him. Moreover, since the Golden Dragon had been reborn, his talent had already been greatly enhanced, and he could simply wait to grow without having to go through the trouble of refining any magic potions to improve himself.

So this time, he still chose knowledge.

Knowledge related to the Divine Evil Statue.

"You're actually interested in something like this... Hmm? Wait, did you deploy the Abomination Golem when you captured the war fortress?"

The great wizard Marechal bent down to examine the "ant nest".

From His perspective, the massive war fortress did indeed resemble an anthill.

Soon, they vaguely sensed something.

"That's interesting..."

Roy, just consider this idol you made for me as an example, sell it to me!
I'm willing to offer a fragment of divine essence for you to use in crafting!
In addition, I'll give you three more sets of divine power crystals as material and processing fees, plus a premium to compensate for the time and effort spent.

"Your proposal is fair and reasonable."

Roy paused for a moment, then readily agreed.

Before the High Priest of Maresharl could have obtained it, this abomination was Roy's creation.

According to the Seven Towers Alliance's covenant on the inviolability of private property, other wizards will not deliberately try to seize it.

Even if it remains here for hundreds or thousands of years, as long as Roy has not perished and still holds a certain status and influence within the alliance, this right will not change.

But now, the Archmage Mareshar is generously offering the price of one divine fragment and three divine power crystals to purchase them.

Roy could only leave the Great Wizard Mareshar's abomination golem with his own fragments of godhood and crystallized divine power.

"It's still possible?"

Legatus was extremely envious.

Those are all level four resources!
……

"Fragments of Nakam's Divinity (Level 4)..."

From the remnants of a demon god, obtained from the spoils of a great wizard, fragments of divine essence were extracted...

Domain: Revenge...

Possessing a concept of revenge, a natural "mark of revenge," capable of locating and marking enemies...

After ending the communication, Roy examined the fragment with a hint of satisfaction, thinking that it could be made into a weapon like a bow and arrow, which would have a natural tracking and positioning ability after hitting an enemy.

This works at the level of laws and cannot be blocked by ordinary concealment techniques or the barriers of space and time.

"Although it's not the type to directly kill, or something that can be used to save your life..."

But in the support role, it's considered quite good.

Roy then looked at the divine power crystal and was pleasantly surprised to find that the subtle process of reverse engineering was taking effect.

"Divine Power Crystal (Level 4)..."

The materialized product of spiritual power contains a standard weight equivalent to 9999 degrees of authority…

The three crystals of divine power appeared in Roy's palm in a raw form, resembling uncut diamonds.

Each one is a standard cube about 1 centimeter in diameter.

Under the illumination of the Eye of Hermes, it faintly emits a pure golden light.

In the blink of an eye, an idea popped into Roy's mind.

"It seems I can use the power of will within the Holy Grail to condense the same thing..."

More importantly, it contains the secrets of matter formation, which is also the secret of the "creation technique" in this magical universe!

In the past, my level was too low, and my knowledge and talent reserves were insufficient. Even if I had similar opportunities to come into contact with this kind of thing, I would not be able to learn anything.

but now……

"Seriously, I could do that too!"

However, this was not something that could be done immediately just by thinking about it. He restrained himself a bit and planned to make full use of the divine fragments and divine power crystals he had after careful consideration.

These are things that can't be bought with magic stones; they can only be purchased in the high-end market using souls as currency!
******
After that, Roy made a point of catching up on Cosmology and Creation.

The material plane of the magical universe is a special cosmic dimension.

Here, the energy limit that most tangible things can maintain is 10000 degrees, which is the usual upper limit of level three (but not the physical limit).

So just as raindrops condense and corpses decay, under the influence of some mysterious natural laws prescribed by the creator god, the standard quantity of "spiritual power materialization" products will exhibit this level of power.

This does not reflect the limit of the fourth level of essence, but rather the limit of the third level of essence.

Of course, there are also celestial objects that can break through this limit and reach astronomical levels.

At this point, the degree of one's own divine power level is followed.

Just as the scientific world believes, after a white dwarf cools, the core crystallizes into a rigid lattice, a material structure maintained by electron degeneracy pressure.

The energy it can imprison can reach 10 degrees, creating materials similar to the "angel-class" warships of Angel Alice or the Ellen aliens, or serving as the barrel of a "planet-destroying cannon" to unleash devastating attacks.

This can be said to be beyond the limits of the ordinary world, yet it is precisely within the realm of physics.

As for the core of a neutron star, the special substance called "nuclear pasta" can push this intensity to an even higher level, level five, to contain the power of a true god.

Even the theoretically known strange quark matter is often considered to be an existence beyond physics, with a strength of up to level six, capable of containing the power of a high-level god.

Once the forces that sustain these substances are broken, the material structure collapses, and the released energy can cause enormous destruction.

However, the magical world has not studied this in depth, only regarding it as a crystallization of divine power and the basis for creation.

It proves that in the spiritual world, there exists a strange condition similar to changes in "temperature" and "pressure" that can affect the standard products of spiritual energy crystallization and materialization.

The magic universe focuses on its impact on the "creation" model.

This also means...

When I reach level four in the future, compressing and solidifying my spiritual power will actually be imitating the forming factors of these material structures.

To achieve a state of self-equilibrium that can be maintained for a long time...

The so-called spiritual materialization also includes the "creation technique" of creating things out of thin air!
They mastered it without any instruction!

Upon learning this, he couldn't help but be amazed.

This is magical!
The essence of "creation art" is actually a model that simulates the structure of matter!

"Wait, it seems that I can use this principle and such divine power crystallization to create a super-high strength material with an absolutely smooth surface, a structure locked by strong interaction forces, and near-infinite rigidity that can even penetrate stars."

Theoretically, this should reach a physical strength of level four to five, rendering it 'ineffective against physical attacks' in the ordinary universe due to its absolute structure!

Suddenly, Roy had a flash of inspiration and thought of a way to enhance his diamond skin.

Theoretically speaking, the three divine power crystals in hand are far from sufficient in terms of materials.

However, if we transform the power of our wishes into divine power crystals, the process of materialization can also be streamlined.

This idea is absolutely achievable!

I can at least push the "Enchanted Diamond" to a considerable level.

It would be much safer to go to the central star system.

……

Another half month passed quickly.

In the temporary workshop at the desolate planet base.

Roy looked thoughtfully at the strange object in his hand, about the size of a marble, which actually looked just like an ordinary glass ball.

When reflected in the Eye of Hermes, it appears to radiate a translucent golden light.

"Magic Diamond Marble (Level 5)..."

An absolutely rigid substance condensed from divine power crystals at its core...

A demonized diamond that exists only in the mind, yet possesses physical strength approaching that of a neutron core...

"Weight 1 gram ~ 5240 million tons..."

"After a series of actions, it actually succeeded!"

However, this little thing actually consumed almost all of my accumulated wish crystals over the years!

That's absolutely outrageous!

Thinking back to the process of making this substance, a hint of unnatural pain and regret finally appeared on his face.

Sometimes, when you get carried away with alchemy, investing resources and materials can feel a little like gambling.

So focused on his goal, he unknowingly spent all three divine power crystals and the wish crystals he had accumulated over decades in the world of Araghi.

But along with this regret, there was also a secret sense of satisfaction.

"However... Level 5!"
This is a level 5 substance!

This is absolutely a mutation caused by the divine power of the Archmage Marechal.

"If it were the divine power I collected myself, or the power of other level four demigods, it still wouldn't be nearly as effective!"

It served as both a "symbol" and a "catalyst."

Roy was well aware of this.

He hasn't figured out how to use this thing yet, so he can only keep putting his mental energy into it to explore the "Wizard's Hand" and "Giant Transformation" spells engraved in the formation process.

Furthermore, these established magical structures are used to guide and drive this seemingly small but seemingly infinitely useful gadget.

"I have a feeling that it could be used as a weapon or something, to be used for direct impact?"

……

Shortly after, at the test site.

Roy used his mental power to propel this level-five material, which could be described as an absolutely rigid body.

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the magic diamond marble, imbued with a massive amount of magical power, slammed violently into the distant land like a cannonball.

The power, comparable to tens of thousands of degrees, erupted, and the huge shockwave blew off many roofs and knocked down buildings.

"Cough...cough..."

"what happened?"

"The enemy has attacked again?"

Many people rushed out, only to be surprised to find that there were no enemies.

"It's so simple and unadorned, yet it contains magic power. Through impact and inertia, it can easily achieve the power of a level three sorcery."
"Try impacting it directly without using magic!"

Roy ignored them and tried again.

To everyone's surprise, it pierced right through the thick armor.

It possesses immense mass, and upon contact, it releases energy as energy, its extreme kinetic energy piercing through a level-three strength enchanted alloy plate captured from a war fortress!
"Promising!"

Roy's eyes lit up.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this was just a simple test of these two usage methods.

If you continue to charge the magic, or apply even greater kinetic energy...

It might even be able to penetrate a giant star destroyer!

This advanced substance is indeed capable of overwhelming the third and fourth levels simply by virtue of its own level!

　There was a lot of information today, so I was delayed while researching...

　　The word count has also been increased.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)