Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 789 Historical Legends (4-in-1)

Before we knew it, it was mid-July.

Human Alliance, Frontline Camp.

The Alliance hero "General Kelado" climbed to a high vantage point with his personal guards to observe the enemy's situation.

As the telescope's long tube extended, everyone's gaze swept across the open field and landed on the town called "Kado," built by the jackal people.

"I never imagined that these beasts would actually learn how to build cities."

The group discussed amongst themselves, expressing their feelings with deep emotion.

General Kairador said, "There is no need to underestimate them. They are intelligent beings and a powerful orc race."

These are their larger cities in the south. Observe them carefully and devise a strategy to defeat them!

"Yes!"

Everyone quickly responded.

With war approaching, the orcs in the city have been mobilized, patrolling and guarding with various rudimentary weapons, demonstrating strict military discipline.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Over the past century, both the Federation and the Empire have had numerous dealings with these gnolls, engaging in intermittent warfare for many years.

As a result, the gnoll empire did not fall quickly; instead, it became stronger and more prosperous.

During this "Hundred Years' War," countless military "wolves" with wisdom and foresight emerged from their group. Their lawless and evil habits further propelled them to rapidly develop into militarism, relying on fertile land and abundant food to implement a policy of universal conscription.

As a result, all sorts of gnolls can go to the battlefield in just a few years. By the age of six or seven, they may have already seen blood and become qualified veterans.

Those who live to be 10 years old or older are mostly battle-hardened and capable of serving as centurions.

Humans have a weaker reproductive capacity than animals, and their growth cycle is much longer. In terms of conscription and military expansion, they are truly far inferior.

At this moment, what came into everyone's view was the most common type of gnoll civilian.

They are soldiers in wartime and civilians in peacetime, as if an innate program is engraved in their blood and soul. From birth to adulthood, they possess considerable strength in just a few years.

The best among them are even comparable to low-ranking knights.

However, the vast majority of them were weaker than ordinary knights, or even ordinary soldiers.

Those who served as the lowest-ranking leaders in these civilian groups, such as corporals or centurions, were usually Ironhide Jackals.

They are more than half a head taller than ordinary gnolls, and their backs, which run down from their necks, have large patches of skin that are a bluish-gray color like iron, making them very easy to identify.

This is a natural talent ingrained in one's bloodline, similar to having a body of copper and iron, and even steel hair, giving one extremely strong innate armor and defense.

In previous battles, the human alliance had encountered this type of enemy many times and regarded them as armored units.

Humans still don't understand how they came into being, but they do know that they often evolved from battle-hardened gnolls.

They seem to possess the ability to evolve through constant hunting and fighting.

Enemies whose strength rivals that of a true knight often emerge from among ordinary civilians.

However, the gnolls were not skilled in forging, and most of their weapons were simple iron tools.

This includes the items used by these leaders as well.

Subsequently, there was a species known as the "Shadow Gnoll".

They are hunters among the gnolls, slender in stature and possessing a touch of magic.

These gnolls possess some spell-like aiming and shooting abilities, know how to operate crossbows, and are skilled in mounted archery.

General Kairador and his men happened to see a pair of Shadow Gnolls riding tamed gray wolves galloping by, seemingly being mobilized.

Those wolves are their tamed beasts, born with magical physiques, possessing a strength far surpassing that of ordinary warhorses. When combined with the various poisons concocted by the jackal-man shaman, they are often extremely threatening.

In previous wars, the human coalition forces frequently encountered such local units harassing their camps.

They often come at night, firing arrows indiscriminately, carrying rotting flesh or various toxins extracted from the forest, often achieving the effect of biological warfare with simple, primitive weapons.

Those stationed here are no exception.

Kairado and his men discovered that the enemy's weapons were as rudimentary as ever, and even the arrows were made of bone.

Judging from the form of isolation and wrapping, it is clear that the jackals themselves are immune to malaria, plagues, and other toxins that plague humans.

These could be considered rangers and special forces within the gnoll tribe.

Following closely behind, different professions and unit types, such as gnoll butchers, gnoll blacksmiths, and gnoll executioners, were revealed one by one.

Furthermore, witch doctors and sorcerers, in addition to these basic professions, to some extent compensate for the lack of magical power.

Just then, a particularly burly jackal-man, whose fur was not only the bluish-gray of an iron-skinned jackal but also had a few red spots, appeared in everyone's sight.

"Is that our main opponent this time, the gnoll hero, 'Bloodclaw Butcher' Kudaru?"

Thinking of the names repeatedly mentioned in previous battle reports, General Kairadoo exclaimed in genuine amazement.

"Indeed, it is extremely magnificent!"

The opponent was none other than the enemy hero known as the "Bloodclaw Butcher," a level one peak gnoll warrior named Kudaru.

As a hero-level monster, it was not born that way, but rather arose from among countless civilians and elite soldiers.

This can already be considered an extraordinary individual within the gnoll race.

Kudaru was surrounded by a dozen armored guards, each wielding a chain hammer and flail covered in barbs, and riding the most powerful of the tamed wolves.

It itself carried a giant axe forged from fine steel, its blade gleaming with a bloody light, displaying a magical aura similar to the weapons held by its personal guards.

These are spoils of war looted from the human coalition during the Hundred Years' War!

In previous campaigns, both sides had their victories and defeats. The remaining jackals became more courageous with each setback, and had even begun to capture a lot of materials and equipment, using the accompanying craftsmen to make things.

The gnolls used to only know how to build messy little camps with no defenses, but now they're starting to understand how to build fortifications...

This is not a good sign.

After observing for a long time, General Kairado pondered to himself.

"This battle will probably be much harder than we anticipated!"

However, he did not convey this concern to others. Instead, he reassured everyone in a seemingly relaxed manner, saying, "The gnolls are not good at defending cities. With a little trickery, we can mobilize them and take them down quickly!"

"The General is right!"

"When the time comes, we will meet in the city of Lodis on the northern slope of Urodi, and our achievements will be just around the corner!"

The soldiers, full of confidence, echoed in unison.

They immediately returned to prepare for the upcoming siege.

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the next day.

As dawn broke, the bugle calls of the human alliance sounded.

A large number of soldiers surged forward like a tide, launching their first probing attack on the towering city walls.

Behind the battlements, the heads of jackals crowded together, howling and fighting back with various rudimentary weapons.

The human infantry, shields raised, pushed their siege engines against the city gate. The massive oak hammers, covered in iron, sent the thick wooden gate splintering with each impact.

Soon, plumes of smoke suddenly erupted from the city wall.

A dozen or so gnoll warlocks raised their bone staffs and chanted, and the ground instantly cracked open into a deep trench.

Many infantrymen didn't have time to adjust, and the siege engines they were pushing instantly got stuck in them. Some of them fell in as well, and were soon blasted by the whistling fireballs that followed, screaming and howling in agony.

"Archers, cover!"

The Allied commander roared the order.

Hundreds of arrows, whistling through the air, hurtled towards the city wall.

But among the gnolls were also shield bearers, who swarmed forward recklessly, using their shields, and even their own flesh and blood, to desperately block the arrows.

After several rounds of attack and defense, Kairado and the others frowned.

"This really won't work..."

The enemy's spellcasting units and ranged attack capabilities are not as weak as expected.

Over the next few days, both sides continued fighting, suffering hundreds of casualties on each side.

The enemy general, Kudaru, even organized a night raid on the camp.

He sent out the lowest-ranking gnoll slaves, promising them the status of free men, which inspired them to fight to the death for him.

Human arrows pinned one gnoll after another to the open field in front of the camp, but more gnolls surged forward, stepping over the corpses of their comrades, and pounced into the infantry ranks, hacking and slashing wildly, even tearing and biting with their claws and teeth.

Their eyes were filled with madness, as if dying in battle was the best end.

This fearless fighting style greatly shocked humanity. Even after finally repelling the attack, the soldiers felt little joy at victory, but rather exhaustion from surviving a calamity.

This isn't a jackal, it's more like a mad dog!
Even the bravest and most fearless soldiers couldn't withstand an enemy that was fiercer and more powerful, and who had no human rights obligations whatsoever.

"That night, we lost dozens more soldiers..."

They were all soldiers I recruited from Hollido, sons of farmers and lumberjacks…

"If this news gets back, how heartbroken the people back home will be!"

"General, this can't go on, we have to think of something!"

The thing that worried Kairado finally happened.

The more than 10,000 troops he brought were thus blocked at the city gates.

Afterwards, Kairad summoned his men to discuss the matter and concluded that the allied forces were hampered by factors such as the overly rapid strategic advance, the lack of siege equipment, the difficulty of dealing with enemy generals, and the ferocity of the assassins.

But now that things have come to this, simply summarizing is not very meaningful; we still need to come up with a solution.

"Can we ask Mtraken for help?"

Suddenly, someone suggested a solution.

“Mtraken…”

Everyone's expression tightened, and they all seemed to be deep in thought.

Today, its existence is no longer a secret.

However, most people are still unaware of the truth behind Roy and his companions' arrival and their plan to rule the world.

The Federation and Imperial high command proclaimed that there were "mystics" there, the origin of human magical power.

Several institutions, such as Mogos College and Beremo College, also have pathways to further studies in other parts of the world.

"That's a good idea. We need at least some heavy firepower, or other weapons that can effectively attack cities!"

These days, even monsters are building cities; it's utterly absurd.

Their siege tactics and firepower are far from adequate, which is why they are in such an unfavorable situation.

Soon, the message for help was relayed back, and then relayed through the college to the inner ring of Mtraken.

"Gnolls..."

Fortified city...

Heroic-level monsters…

Roy learned about this.

The girl's head floated in front of the table, revealing the situation after careful analysis.

"This time it wasn't that Kairado and the others were lax, but rather that they did underestimate the situation and lacked sufficient firepower."

The siege required five to ten times the normal force; if the manpower is insufficient, other support should be provided.

Roy nodded.

Actually, solving this problem is quite simple. Just send any of your followers over there, and they can sweep through and solve it.

This is practically like a deus ex machina...

A completely unreasonable crushing defeat.

But it's impossible to clean up the messes of those human armies all the time. Even if I manage to do it this time, I might not be able to do it again next time.

The purpose of cultivating these forces behind the scenes is essentially to have them solve problems for them, saving them time and effort, rather than the other way around.

He didn't want to set a bad precedent, otherwise it would never end.

Furthermore, as always, we should avoid direct intervention in "wars between natives".

The Iris Federation and the Megan Empire are, after all, native Araghi humans.

This can very effectively paralyze and mislead the world's will, greatly weakening its resistance.

Naturally, Roy came up with a solution.

This method combines the experience gained from crafting Aladdin's Lamp and the King's Sword.

"Refining treasures, participating in wars..."

Use this to collect more legendary elements!

Perhaps thousands of years from now, it will become a legend that people talk about with great interest.

Or perhaps it was the prototype of some kind of divine artifact.

After asking in detail and learning about the situation that Kellado and the others were facing, Roy began to carefully analyze the situation and forge a weapon that he thought was more suitable.

In just one day, the Titan's Grip - Hammer of Varos (Level 4) was modified by Roy and given the characteristics of a Destiny Vessel (Source Material Vessel).

He temporarily took the weapon from Atedia and sent it to the front lines.

When Kairado and the others received the weapons, they were somewhat confused.

But after Mtraken's envoy explained the situation, he was genuinely overjoyed.

"This is a heavy hammer with immense power; a single swing can shatter city gates, and even city walls!"

With a mixture of belief and skepticism, Kairado mustered his troops and sounded the war drums.

He left his deputy to oversee the front lines, while he himself led a group of elite troops, detouring to the other side of the city.

Taking advantage of the few guards on the wall who weren't paying much attention to him, Kairado swung his giant hammer and slammed it forward.

"Boom!"

Under special manipulation techniques, the giant hammer emitted a terrifying red light.

In an instant, cracks resembling a giant spider web appeared on the wall.

To the astonishment of Kairado and the others, the entire wall shattered with a crash, creating a huge gap!

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"This...this, this, this..."

Kairado was completely dumbfounded.

The soldiers who followed were also dumbfounded, their jaws dropping to the floor.

"What is this thing? How can it have such immense power?"

"My God, did Mtraken give us a divine artifact?"

"Titan's Grip - Hammer of Varos..."

Is it really that amazing?

As native beings, their will was intertwined with the will of the world, and they noticed it instantly.

In the darkness, an invisible belief, like a thread, draws them together.

If a god-like being were to arrive at this moment, they would see wisps of ethereal light connecting and transmitting soul particles.

What Kairado and his men witnessed was nothing short of a "miracle".

The resulting shock, astonishment, ecstasy, disbelief, and other emotions also bring together our understanding of "divine artifacts" and "treasures," forming a seed of concepts, legendary elements, the power of faith, and other related forces.

"A perfect opportunity! Let's seize this moment and break through their shell!"

Kairadore felt it wasn't too difficult, and immediately went back to the side and struck again with the hammer. "Boom!"

The loud noise startled the gnoll hero Kudaru in the city.

"What's going on over there?"

"General, it looks like humans are attacking the city..."

"Aren't their siege engines all at the front?"

Kudaru asked, slightly puzzled.

"Go and see what's going on."

Soon, a personal guard led dozens of elite soldiers over.

Soon after, a gnoll messenger returned to report.

His face showed a hint of shock, and he stammered, "Something terrible has happened, General..."

Humanity……

On the human side, there was a superhuman who swung a hammer and smashed through the city wall!

"What a joke!"

So far, Kudaru, Kairador, and the others have only experienced low-magic-level wars.

Although they are all at level one, they can easily jump onto the city wall or launch various powerful attacks.

However, it is powerless against extremely reinforced stone walls, which may be engraved with magical spells.

If they bring in some elite troops to conduct special operations, that would be easier to understand.

What's so special about swinging a hammer to smash a city wall?
But when Kudaru arrived there and saw it with his own eyes, he was immediately dumbfounded.

His already limited brain suddenly went blank.

It took me a while to realize what was happening.

"He wants to leave us defenseless!"

"Damn it, quickly call the archers to shoot him!"

But Kairado was very clever; after smashing the wall, he immediately ran away.

For the rest of the day, he rode his horse around the wall, looking for an opportunity to go up and use a few hammer blows of various sizes to manually demolish the structure.

Before nightfall, the city of Kado, forged with the painstaking efforts of many craftsmen and slaves, and using wall-building techniques stolen from humans, became dilapidated and collapsed completely.

Human warriors seized the opportunity and launched an attack from multiple directions, immediately reversing the previously unfavorable situation.

Kudaru was furious about this, but there was nothing he could do.

Because humans, as the attackers, originally had more soldiers and generals and were stronger than them, they only had the advantage of the defensive capabilities of their cities to offset these advantages.

Now that the city walls are almost completely breached, he really has no other options.

After much deliberation, driven by his animalistic instincts, he decided to take his personal guards and charge into the enemy lines!
An army with a hero at its helm poses a tremendous threat at any time and in any place.

The key is that a large part of their strength is concentrated on the leading hero.

As long as Kudaru hasn't lost his fighting spirit and still dares to take risks and charge into battle.

There is still a chance to turn things around.

He was very astute; if they killed Kairador, the remaining humans would immediately collapse!

He simply forgot that killing himself would have the same effect on the human side.

When Kairado heard that Kudaru had come to challenge him to a duel, he was not surprised but delighted, and he swung his giant hammer to meet him.

Under the watchful eyes of both sides' soldiers, the long-handled warhammer, flashing red light, merely touched lightly.

Boom!

The hammer, which looked like it was made of foam and seemed to have no weight at all, actually smashed the giant axe in Kudaru's hand and sent him flying.

"This……"

Kudaru died with deep disbelief in his eyes, unable to rest in peace.

He had no idea that he had died from a level four weapon.

He stopped breathing very quickly.

That hammer blow, along with the pressure it generated, completely crushed his once-proud, strong physique.

He was just a gnoll with a physique of just over 50 degrees, not even as strong as "General Amo the Beheader" whom Roy had encountered in the orc world when he was in his first stage.

Without understanding the situation, going head-to-head with a level 4 weapon will only lead to this result.

"Hoo ho ho!"

"Oh!"

"General!"

The morale of the human side was greatly boosted when they saw the enemy hero die.

On the other hand, the gnolls were devastated.

"Lord Kudaru..."

"Whoa!"

The once fierce and valiant jackals were completely devastated.

Many of them immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

Some gnolls saw an opportunity to slip away and ran off.

But soon they were caught up by light cavalry, who pursued and killed them all the way.

The city was also indefensible, a dilapidated city with breaches everywhere, and there was no point in defending it anymore.

Kairado led his men and immediately declared that he had occupied the area.

"This seems a bit bad. We attacked too hard before and didn't think much about how to defend after we captured the territory..."

But never mind, now that things have calmed down here, there aren't any war missions for the time being.

Let's hold our ground and wait for reinforcements!

Realizing how he had damaged it and how he needed to fix it, Kairado couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

……

"Excuse me!"

"Good news has arrived from within the Gnoll Empire!"

"General Kairado has captured the city of Kado!"

On that day, news from the front was transmitted back by telegram.

In the capital of the Iris Federation, newsboys hawked extra editions everywhere, spreading the good news far and wide.

At this moment, the Federation has already built a biological intelligence network composed of Celine that covers various regions.

Information is readily available everywhere, just like a technological world.

Soon, various communication brainwaves spread everywhere, creating a public outcry.

Besides the heroic battles fought by Kairado and others, a somewhat unfamiliar term also began to emerge.

"Titan's Grip - Hammer of Varos..."

"Is this an artifact bestowed by the mystics of Mtraken?"

Whether they are high-ranking officials or ordinary people, everyone is making their own guesses.

In the darkness, an invisible, immense energy gathered once more, and even a small portion of the legendary destiny originally attributable to Kairador was taken away.

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"It seems to have been quite successful. Not only did we take Kado smoothly, but the Hammer of Varos also gained some benefits!"
It may not be possible to digest those things in a short period of time, but over time, they will accumulate and settle into a considerable amount of energy.

Even if it can't directly advance to the fifth level of a 'True Divine Artifact,' it will still be able to increase its power to over 5 degrees, becoming stronger and having more functions!

Mtraken, on the World Tree.

Roy soon found out about it too.

For this reason, he even specially sent his divine scout, Zoffer, to scout from afar.

After it was roughly confirmed that Titan's Grip - Hammer of Varos had indeed benefited from it, it was decided to leave it temporarily in the hands of Kelador.

In any case, during this period, I will be seeking to advance to the rank of Grand Wizard here, and there is nowhere that requires Atedia to fight with her hammer.

We can recall them when necessary.

"The key point is that this model can also be used on other weapons!"

"I still have some control over the world of Araghi, and I can retrieve all kinds of weapons and equipment temporarily stored in the human world at any time..."

After that, he began planning to release the various weapons and equipment of other people as well, so that they could gain experience.

At this time, Kelador and his men were still struggling to rebuild the city, as well as collect and organize the provisions, supplies, and various materials left behind by the gnolls.

Some of the magical minerals unique to the Urodi Mountains caught Roy's attention.

"It's Magnetite metal, which has geomagnetic properties..."

This is a top-tier material!

"It's a waste to leave it in the hands of the gnolls!"

He immediately instructed that the excavated finished products be sent over first, and then ordered the Federation to prepare for the mining.

Given time, as production capacity increases, it will be able to continuously supply itself with a good amount of these materials.

Besides that, there's the loot the gnolls have obtained over the years by raiding humans after coming out from the Urodi Mountains.

Monster sieges are quite common in fantasy worlds, and the villages and towns hunted down yield a lot of loot.

It even includes some magical equipment.

There are quite a few pieces of jewelry and other ornaments inside, which may contain aesthetic value or be steeped in historical legends.

Roy also ordered them to be sent over so he could examine them first.

He will sort these things into categories, keeping the useful ones for himself and distributing the less useful ones, rewarding each level according to their merits.

At this moment, another piece of news caught his attention.

But it is a legend of a fairy lake near the city of Kado.

……

Fairy Lake is located south of Kado, nestled among the mountains...

Although the altitude there is already quite high, it seems to be affected by a mysterious force, and the lake water is warm all year round and never freezes.

Local intelligent races and monsters alike have circulated tales of hermit fairies who once lived there.

In the wizarding language of Vizel, the word "fairy" is actually similar to a goblin, fairy, or spirit.

Although the origins of some ancient historical legends are no longer traceable, clues will eventually remain.

Based on several records, Roy vaguely guessed something.

For example, on midsummer nights, the lake surface shimmers with silver light, as if sprinkled with a layer of shattered diamonds.

There was a legend that someone saw a white figure swimming underwater, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Some intelligent beings have also noticed that the wildflowers by the lake never fade, and when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow in winter, a ring of green grass remains, which is exceptionally vibrant.

"That might be a node of some kind of ley line energy, a continuous supply of energy that nurtured the demons and nourished the earth..."

Furthermore, it has accumulated spiritual essence through thousands of years of historical legends, thus forming 'sacredness'...

In other words, it might produce rare and precious elements like Sacred Lake Crystals!

This is exactly what he needs to refine the Star Spirit Potion.

Of course, the materials collected from just one or two sacred lakes or sacred mountains, or other similar secret realms, are far from enough.

At best, it is used as a drug catalyst to extract mana essence.

But this is indeed a good opportunity to obtain such a treasure.

Roy immediately made a decision to go there and investigate.

……

In mid-August, after some searching and preparation, Roy took a few of his followers on a trip, much like a spring outing.

For him, thousands of miles are just a matter of moments.

Soon they arrived at a lake near a snow-capped mountain.

Sure enough, the lake water here seemed very warm, shrouded in mist, creating an ethereal and mysterious atmosphere.

"Let's first look for any treasures we can collect, especially the crystals from the sacred lake that embody spiritual faith!"

Roy gave the order, and the group split up to begin the search.

It didn't take long before Atedia confirmed, "There is indeed some crystallization phenomenon!"

We've already set up the underwater array and started collecting data!

"I found quite a few of these here!"

A little while later, Prandtse brought back several pebbly, sparkling objects.

Roy used the Eye of Hermes to take a look.

"Riocht Stone (Level 0)..."

A type of luminescent fluorite, which the Mogis dynasty mined from the ground and used as a lighting tool…

Roy quickly recalled the information he had previously learned about the Morgis dynasty.

This is a dynasty of dragonkin in the native world. Their ancestors may have possessed some true dragon bloodline and were a race of dragonkin sorcerers.

Of course, given the dragons' wide range of sexual interests and various promiscuous behaviors, this is hardly a coincidence.

In this magical universe, even kobolds, war lizardmen, and others possess some dragon blood.

Especially in ancient times, most creatures were "tried" out.

The key point is that these stones are often found very deep underground and cannot be easily picked up from the lake.

The question then arises: how did Prandtse manage to find it?

There are two answers.

One possibility is that someone once mined it and brought it to the surface.

Secondly, it was caused by geological movements and large-scale uplift.

But after looking around using his geographical knowledge, he realized that the area didn't seem to have undergone such changes in the past.

The uplift of the earth's crust is more likely to create mountains.

The nearby mountains do not seem to have this origin.

Moreover, the location where the mineral vein is buried...

A flurry of thoughts flashed through Roy's mind, and suddenly, a certain possibility occurred to him.

"Could it be that there are ruins of the Mogis dynasty here? Is this the origin of the legend of Fairy Lake?"

"Lord Roy, we've found someone!"

Just then, Beryl and Anjali suddenly returned and reported to him.

(End of this chapter)