Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 809 A New Landscape (4 in 1)

Angel Alice was repaired, Nisa was promoted, and the Mask was forged...

Roy's power increased dramatically.

These are of no benefit to their own strength, but as pawns, they are very convenient to deploy in various places in the Shadow Plane and Nehebul.

Therefore, he entrusted the Shadow Castle to Nisa's management, while placing the angel Alice in the Mage Tower as the ultimate guarantee.

This way, you can free up your energy and attention to focus on yourself.

"We were too eager for quick success in order to conquer the mage tower..."

Even such a small fragment of a soul remains a potential threat, especially when facing opponents of similar strength...

I need to plug this loophole as soon as possible.

So he temporarily hid it in the shadow of the mage tower, intending to combine it with what he already had to achieve permanent and perfect mastery.

He decided to transform it into a "Ghostly Witch Body," similar to the "Ghostly Witch Body."

A Shadow Fiend is both an independent individual and a piece of the puzzle that will help him become the "Primordial Wizard" in the future!

Another major advantage is that spiritual qualities can be transferred along with the soul.

She has transformed into many incarnations, but the extraordinary charm she gained through "The Love of Narcissus" and the Demonic Witch Body she obtained from the remnants of the Demon God, "The Darkness of Trixie," have always stayed close to her.

In a sense, the true spirit is the true essence, while those magical bodies are merely manifestations of power.

Material form has become insignificant.

Before we begin this.

Inside the alchemy room of the Mage Tower.

With Celine's help, Roy successfully renovated the arcane laboratory, creating a spacious private room for himself.

"Very good, the space here is much more spacious than the mage's mansion."

The facilities are also very complete.

In the future, it could even serve as the main alchemy site; the mage's mansion will only be used for some small-scale experiments.

Roy looked around with satisfaction.

In the center of the room stands an obsidian alchemy table, about three meters in diameter, its surface covered with mysterious runes.

All around, four enormous magic crystal pillars emitted a faint blue light, providing the highest level of energy supply to this exclusive alchemy platform.

This allows power to be drawn directly from the magic source within the tower, providing support for various operations.

The walls on both sides are lined with cabinets and workbenches storing various commonly used materials, including crucibles, distillers, element separators, various minerals, and monster materials...

Everything was categorized and arranged in an orderly manner.

It is worth mentioning that these items are still labeled with the Arcane Empire style, indicating they belong to the "Supplies Management Office" inside the tower.

There are entrances on both sides, and the walls next to them are covered with regulations such as the "Arcane Laboratory Safety Rules," "Standards for the Use of Alchemical Materials," and "Imperial Mage Code of Conduct."

Celine once asked Roy whether they should remove these symbols and replace them with wizarding symbols.

Roy was too lazy to change these things.

However, the other experimental setups and table settings were carefully adjusted to suit their specific needs.

These expenses were naturally covered by the spoils of the mage tower itself.

External facilities, energy supply systems, and so on were all readily available, paid for by the Arcane Empire of Achinira and Archmage Fram.

Even in his current position, he felt a genuine sense of joy.

"Let's refine a few things first to get a feel for it."

After some preparation, Roy held the Sands of Time, which he usually didn't like to use, and threw it into a specially made reaction pool in the corner of the room.

puff!
The blackening agent inside worked quickly, soon eroding a large number of debris and extracting the magic power within, which was then drawn aside.

Roy pressed the button, and the rune array immediately activated, converting it into an energy-gathering array.

"Is this the technology of Magic Industries?"

It's somewhat similar to our alchemy, but with much more information-based and automated processes.

Freya walked in from the other door, saw this scene, and said thoughtfully.

Roy said, "That's really convenient."

Although he could conjure many things with his bare hands, he had to admit that there were still aspects of arcane magic techniques worth learning from.

Before long, a small batch of over a thousand magic stones were refined.

Roy gave it a quick inspection and said with satisfaction, "The quality is not bad."

Next, he crafted several items, including blood mercury, healing potions, and magical jewelry, and then conducted simple tests on different devices and facilities such as the alchemy table, alchemy cauldron, reaction pool, and magic pump.

Soon, I became fairly familiar with it.

Only then did they begin the actual refining process.

What Roy is creating now is the special material that Freo used to feed the Shadow Fiend King to help it grow.

The "Shadow Energy Source" is similar to the nectar of the soul.

By consulting the materials left behind by Freo, Roy has completely mastered the recipe and has begun to use his experience in purifying soul nectar to try to upgrade it to the "6N" level.

Then, it's time to hunt down related creatures in the Shadow Dimension and seize their soul essence.

This is the same principle as hunting gnolls to make soul nectar.

Efforts toward this goal soon yielded groundbreaking progress.

Roy didn't spend too much effort to successfully master level 5N, and then smoothly reached level 6N.

"This is a goal that Archmage Freyor could not achieve even after a lifetime of effort."

Upon learning this, Freya expressed her heartfelt gratitude.

"But you arrived and accomplished it in just a few days, that's truly..."

That's absolutely amazing.

Roy smiled faintly.

"That's not entirely true. I did put in some effort to figure it out when I was in the world of Araghi."

However, new problems soon followed.

"We haven't been able to establish a 'territorial transmutation array' similar to the Gnoll Empire's in the Shadow Dimension. Relying solely on issuing adventure quests and sending people to hunt everywhere is rather inefficient."

"so what should I do now?"

Upon learning this, Freya couldn't help but ask.

"Are we going to build a 'Territory Transformation Array' like before?"

Roy pondered for a moment and said, "That is, after all, just a scaled-down version of the 'Net of All Spirits.' Now that I have advanced to level four and become a Grand Wizard, it is time for me to try out the real 'Net of All Spirits.'"

That's the traditional way of plundering the spirituality of a world.

This is an old invention in the wizarding world.

The ancient great wizards used this magical creation to plunder the souls of one world after another.

In comparison, things like magic crystals, precious ores, various gems, and materials seem less important.

"The Net of All Spirits!"

Freya immediately envisioned that magnificent power that encompassed the heavens and earth but was invisible to mortals, and she couldn't help but yearn for it.

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For the next few days, Roy prepared to weave the "Net of All Souls".

He did not directly choose the Shadow Plane as his target, because the situation there was still unclear to him.

The knowledge gained from self-exploration or from information collected from the Mage Tower is far from sufficient.

Therefore, it was only natural to adopt a method that balanced safety and efficiency: to take action against the Nehebul world and use the "Net of All Spirits" to encompass the entire Nehebul, including the "Misty Zone".

In that way, by using the occasional rise and fall of the dimensional tides to send various creatures and souls from the "Misty Zone" over, they can continuously harvest souls and capture all kinds of hidden energy and soul essence.

This method of staying in Nehbur is the only truly safe and reliable way.

Before we knew it, it was early April.

Beyond Nehebul, in the void of stars.

In the pitch-black, dark space of space.

A magnificent soul drifted in silently, like a nebula approaching the edge of the world.

The Nehebul world appears as a pale white planet, floating silently and radiating a dense spiritual glow.

It was like a campfire in the darkness, preventing Roy, this ghostly presence, from getting close.

However, Roy did not rush to descend, but merely observed from the outside, maintaining a safe distance from which he would not be burned by its immense spiritual power.

A moment later, he began to try to project his will into the energy remotely, and strands of spiritual power condensed into physical form, turning into chains-like structures.

These forces stretch across the void, weaving together and taking shape automatically.

It was only then that Roy suddenly realized and truly began to understand this power at the level of a great wizard.

"I see……

The material used was actually the material-oriented part of the remnants of a soul...

Only those at the Grand Wizard level can materialize it and make full use of it!

He is now creating one soul-binding rope after another.

Roy already knew something about this kind of thing.

Its characteristics are similar to those of a sacred relic, existing in a state between the real and the unreal.

However, compared to many other high-level creations, this kind of being has much lower requirements for the purity of the soul.

He happened to have a large amount of gnoll soul residue left over from refining "soul nectar" in his hands.

Roy quickly extracted it from an oil-pot-like alchemical artifact, which continuously transformed into ethereal, wandering light and shadow, which he then kneaded and refined with his own will.

A moment later, a clanging sound, the sound of metal colliding, rang out from the dark and desolate void.

The soul-binding rope, as thick as an arm, materialized and descended into the atmosphere covering the planet.

Amidst the scorching heat of the soul fire, the Spirit Cord emitted a dazzling flame.

However, because it was originally residue, it was preserved very well.

Soon after, the spiritual energy enveloped the area, transforming into a "longitude line" so enormous that it could be displayed on the entire world map.

This is somewhat reminiscent of the massive iron chains that led to the Dark Place when I participated in the Scarlet Trials in the Orcish world.

Each section is a giant floating island.

Humans climb among them, appearing as tiny ants.

Roy repeated similar operations, constantly adding links, until it could surround the entire world.

Next are the "latitude lines" that intersect with it.

Next, there is the second "longitude" and the second "latitude".

……

"This is really too troublesome. I never thought that weaving the 'Net of All Spirits' would be such a slow and tedious thing."

Moreover, one must do it oneself; one cannot delegate the task to others.

Roy's soul floated in the sea of ​​stars, busy with his work while idly pondering to himself.

He recalled that when they attacked the world of heroes, it seemed that the great wizard Malthus spent many years building a basic, usable version of the "Wide-Eye" Net.

It wasn't a very tight net; it could only capture a portion of souls with a probability.

Roy compared it with the "Territory Transformation Array" he had set up before and found that although it required the creation of a large number of physical copper pillars to be inserted into the ley line nodes in the form of "Earth Spirit Stakes", it was still a task that he could entrust to his subordinates and ask many people to help him complete.

Unlike now, I do everything myself.

"However, the 'Net of Ten Thousand Spirits' does indeed have its own advantages, such as being high in the sky, beyond the reach of ordinary people, and impossible to touch or destroy..."

This is unlike the Earth Spirit Pillar of that time, which was almost destroyed by the Gnoll Prophet.

As for the gods...

The gods don't usually do that.

Their method of gathering souls is primarily through the development of their own church...

Mages, on the other hand, place greater emphasis on collecting natural energy sources, such as ley line energy, celestial energy, and the mining of magic crystals.

The soul is secondary.

Roy compared various methods, day after day, and a month or so passed quickly.

Artedia sent a message.

"Lord Roy, Zonianke's whereabouts have been found!"

Just as you predicted, it is hiding deep within a secret realm in the Shadow Dimension, intending to resurrect its master, Archmage Freyor, using previously concealed methods.

"Oh? So there really was a hidden trick..."

Roy, slightly curious, asked.

Artia explained, "I don't know the specifics yet, but it should be a replacement for the Shadow Fiend King that was previously tested, or some kind of abandoned half-finished product."

However, you destroyed Freo's soul too thoroughly. With limited resources, it has no way to recall the scattered soul particles from the world.

Therefore, they had to contact the secret organizations lurking in Nehbur, which ironically led to their own exposure.

After hearing this, Roy couldn't help but laugh and said, "This really came to us without any effort at all."

"Contact it immediately; I want to make another deal with Zonyank."

"Yes!"

Artedia responded.

Time flies by in the vast sea of ​​stars; in the blink of an eye, another few days have passed.

Artia completed the task assigned by Roy.

"Oh, damn it!"
What exactly do you want?
Are we to break our promise and overturn the previous agreement?

When the call connected, Zonianke couldn't help but complain, sounding somewhat exasperated.

Roy said calmly, "There's no need for testing them."

With your intelligence, you should understand that since I was able to find you but didn't act immediately, I won't do anything to you.

You can confirm my sincerity, but you still have some doubts about the extent to which I can achieve my goals.

But I can tell you clearly that I can do far more than you can imagine.

The condition is that you must cooperate with me obediently regarding the 'magic revival' plan..."

******
"You found out so quickly?"

Zonianke's voice was tinged with bitterness, filled with helplessness.

It's not surprising that information about even the Mage Tower falling into Roy's hands was leaked.

But that was an absolute secret sealed away by special means, yet it was discovered and deciphered so quickly.

Zonianke suddenly felt somewhat lost and terrified. Faced with such an enemy, it was completely numb and didn't know what to do.

It is indeed in a desperate situation now.

With only a single magical pet, and one that is in a ghostly state at that, even its own survival and development are a problem, let alone saving its master.
To revive it, or even help its master inherit its past wealth and power, it is obviously impossible to openly reveal its identity and then let the Achinila side deal with it.

Archmage Freyor himself was not clean, and he had to test the attitudes of the important figures he had met in the past, and actively mediate with all parties to find a way to finally get out of trouble safely.

If these problems are not resolved beforehand, even if we are lucky enough to be resurrected, the final situation we will face will be extremely bad.

Roy roughly grasped the other party's psychology, analyzed it for them, and then extended an olive branch.

"So, you really might as well consider joining me?"
From me, you can acquire the resources to achieve your goals. The methods for coming back from the dead are really limited.

Even if he succeeds in resurrecting, Archmage Freyor's own soul lifespan will be very short.

If one cannot successfully advance to the rank of Legendary Mage, it will all be for nothing in the end.

For example, someone might be resurrected and, after only a few decades or centuries, have already exhausted their lifespan and are about to die of old age.

For a great mage who aspires to transcend the mundane and achieve legendary status, it would still all be for naught.

Sure enough, upon hearing these clearly manipulative words, Zonianke fell silent, seemingly beginning to waver and seriously consider the possibility.

High-level spellcasters are all natural citizens of the universe and have no absolute loyalty.

Of course, there was no such hatred.

Because we are all in the same social class.

Being enemies in the past is nothing; if necessary, it is entirely possible to become friendly and form an alliance for the sake of mutual benefit.

……

Ultimately, Zonianke did not immediately agree.

However, Roy saw through their pretense and knew that they had ulterior motives.

He generously shared some information he possessed about resurrection potions to put his mind at ease.

Then there's Sallanda, which, combined with Freo's original plan, could greatly increase the chances of success.

The condition for the exchange was the secrets of the Yachinila people's strongholds and personnel in various locations in Nehebur.
"Damn it, if this continues, I'll have completely betrayed Achinila and there will be no going back!"

Zonianke knew Roy's intentions and was very dissatisfied.

"Haven't you betrayed us enough before?"

Roy silenced it with a single rhetorical question.

Zonianck was speechless.

However, having come to this point, it really has no way to pretend to be innocent anymore, and can only go down this dark path.

Just as Roy suggested, they sold out all the mages of Achinila.

Upon receiving this information, Roy immediately sent a message to Prandtse.

"You must uproot all these personnel and strongholds!"

Prandtse accepted the order and left.

In this way, Achinila lost its eyes and ears here and could no longer easily see through the wizards' true intentions.

In reality, with the Adventurers' Guild still around, it's not very realistic to completely deceive everyone.

Those annoying guys will always try to spy on you, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Over time, it will be impossible to guard against them.

However, adventurers are driven more by their own interests, and are ultimately different from those lurking pawns.

……

"Damn it, the intelligence outpost in Nehbur has been destroyed!"

Soon, in the distant world of Achinila, at the Council of Mages.

The senior executive in charge of this matter confirmed the incident.

The intelligence office immediately reported the results of the prediction.

"Freo is a serious problem; the various troubles he left behind continue to harm the interests of the Empire..."

"Oh, that damn guy!"

Even the higher-ups couldn't help but complain a few times.

However, because we had been instructed to do so beforehand, we still had to inform Anthony of the news immediately.

At the same time, the note was sent to all parties to seek new channels.

Then, another piece of bad news arrived for them.

"The Eagle, Glory, and Lion mercenary groups have announced their withdrawal from Nehpur and will no longer accept business in the region..."

Furthermore, the Adventurers' Guild also laid off staff, fulfilling its previously agreed-upon contract to retain only Goodman to remain on duty in the area.

The members of parliament were furious.

"Those damned guys, how could they carry it out behind our backs!"

But getting angry won't help.

Adventurers' guilds and those civilian mercenary organizations do indeed possess a certain degree of independence.

That's not the private property of Parliament, so they can't just say whatever they want.

They are responsible for their own interests.

At this point, Yachinila had no choice but to accept the reality of withdrawing from Nehebul and completely abandoning its global interests.

They were still unaware of the specifics of the Shadow Dimension, and to avoid further unnecessary losses, they had no choice but to concede defeat.

This resulted in Roy's intelligence finally starting to be taken seriously, with dedicated senior strategists creating files for him and conducting in-depth analysis.

The result of this analysis was quite surprising.

"That Roy is only two or three hundred years old, at most no more than five hundred?"

"Furthermore, he is a highly skilled alchemist who has mastered many techniques that can be considered master-level, and is even capable of crafting semi-divine artifacts?"

Spy, secret agent, prophecy, intelligence analysis...

Many past clues were also pieced together.

They gradually constructed the image of a genius wizard rising rapidly.

I have to admit that the previous work was a complete mistake.

The vast imperial machine was quickly mobilized, those who had failed in their duties were dealt with accordingly, and new tasks were assigned to those who needed them.

Following closely behind were those who had previously dealt with Roy, including Chernos of the Viken family, who left behind documents, and Fassus, who had been captured by him.

Even the connections with Delifa, who had already defected and become a high-ranking member of the Golden Dragon Clan...

As a result, the more I learned, the more alarmed I became.

"What kind of person is this?"

"The Angelos, was it one of his creations that was destroyed?"

"This is a threat! A truly enormous threat!"

Even so, they were powerless to do anything about it.

Because Roy has become a great wizard, far beyond the scope that ordinary council members can handle.

Unless a legendary mage is summoned.

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"Things have calmed down in Achinila for the time being, and there shouldn't be any more actions targeting this area in the short term."

You can seize the time and develop rapidly.

"Strive to establish a defense line for the home world within a few years..."

The Seven Towers Alliance has been keeping a close eye on Achinila and has some understanding of its various unusual activities.

After confirming that no legendary mages had been dispatched, and that there had been no large-scale mobilization of supplies or legions, it was finally confirmed that Nehpur was temporarily safe.

The red-robed consul Akhenin immediately informed Roy of the good news.

"This is the best news we've had in a while."

Roy was relieved to hear this.

What are your plans next?
Should we continue recruiting personnel to exchange for supplies?

"That's right. Although this place is not exactly in dire need of rebuilding, it is precisely when we need manpower."

I also need some alchemical talents, preferably those who understand my own creation, "Luo's Alchemy."

Soon, Roy made his request.

"The Temple World, in Eglis, has stabilized after seventy or eighty years of development, and we can transfer personnel from there."

Akhenin thought for a moment and then told him some good news.

"Oh?"

Roy was slightly surprised.

"They don't need to stay in the homeland to maintain order anymore?"

“Indeed, it’s no longer necessary. For example, Zayev, the key talent you previously reported, has even begun to approach the threshold of Level 2.”

Although they lack some experience, if given sufficient resources for training, they can still be promoted within a few decades.

We are also considering transferring him to a place where resources are more readily available.

"That's wonderful! Let's transfer him over here!"

Roy immediately said.

"Besides that, there's Serafina, who is already quite capable."

We considered that if she stayed in that world for a long time, she might become a local powerful clan, and her influence would become too great to control...

They also plan to transfer him.

"Okay, I can receive them all at once."

After that, Akhenin told Roy that they planned to send a group of mages to be stationed there.

This is not about taking the spoils Roy seized.

As a high wizard, he was entitled to keep this spoils as his private property.

However, they are also obligated to comply with many of the alliance's requirements.

For example, sending personnel to be stationed there, sharing knowledge, and so on.

……

After discussing these matters, Roy suddenly realized that he already had plenty of top-tier talent under his command.

Whether it's Ingnium, Shishall, and others from the Academy of Arcademia, or the various Shadow Wizards from the world of Araj.

Even compared to the Eglis personnel who developed later, they were already quite capable.

The Seven Towers Alliance will also have enough wizards stationed here for training, who will also be under their command and can be deployed.

The entire staff of the Mage Tower can be established in this way.

What we should really be considering now is second-tier talent, and specifically, second-tier talent that we can control and cultivate into our own inner circle.

As a result, someone brought me a pillow just as I was about to doze off.

Celine told him some good news.

"At the outpost, a wizard named Debanick has had a remarkable adventure and has successfully advanced in rank!"

He is now a certified Level 2 Wizard and possesses considerable alchemical skills, making him fully capable of serving as a Level 2 Appraiser and fulfilling your needs for collecting various materials on the ground…”

"Oh?"

Roy vaguely remembered that he knew the name Debanick.

I looked at his information a few months ago.

So, we retrieved it and checked it again.

"Debanic, 208 years old, is an alchemist from the Okmew Tower."

His main magic is "Enchanting," but his manufacturing skills are mediocre, and he hasn't shown much talent in that area yet. On the contrary, his "Appraisal" is excellent; he has already demonstrated his ability to find bargains many times even during his apprenticeship..."

These files were secretly created by high-ranking officials.

It is usually controlled by those in power, and the person in charge cannot even see it.

Roy guessed that his own file was now in the hands of some high-ranking wizards, who were keeping a close eye on it.

The higher-ups must have known that I had a secret, otherwise I wouldn't have been promoted so quickly.

But putting ourselves in their shoes, as long as we can still contribute to the Seven Towers Alliance, then it's all good to have it all in the same pot.

At this moment, his focus was on Debanic's talents and the contributions he could make to himself and Nehebur.

He has absolutely no interest in any past experiences or adventures.

"Send him an invitation and see if he'd be willing to stay in Nehpur, or even come and stay permanently in the Mage Tower..."

If you're willing, I'll pay double...

No, three times the salary.

In addition, there are some secret techniques that I myself possess.

……

"Special recruitment: a resident mage?"

Soon, at the outpost camp, Debanik, who had just been promoted to Level 2, learned of this and was both surprised and delighted.

"Congratulations, Mr. Debanick!"

Redman, the quartermaster and commander of the outpost camp, said with genuine envy.

"That place is the stronghold that Lord Roy personally captured during his surprise attack on the Archmage."

The so-called resident monks were a valuable unit at the level of a military fortress.

People like us don't even have the chance to go!
I suggest you accept immediately and try to transfer there as soon as possible.

Debanick pondered for a moment.

Having just been promoted to level two, he certainly needs a platform that can provide him with opportunities for development.

Would a garrison mage be a good choice under Lord Roy?
But soon, this newly promoted second-level wizard made up his mind.

"Okay, please reply to me, I'm willing to go!"

"Tower-stationing mage" is, of course, a term used by the Arcane Empire.

In truth, they should be called tower-dwelling wizards.

However, since they occupied enemy strongholds, various rules, regulations, and guard arrangements were largely copied.

A civilization that remains stagnant will not develop. The wizards also know how to proceed cautiously, and to this end, they even require the personnel stationed in the tower to learn the language of Achinila and some knowledge of arcane magic.

This was in preparation for taking full control of the Mage Tower and mastering this valuable resource.

……

Amidst the hustle and bustle, the once desolate mage tower was once again filled with life.

As Debanic and his group headed towards the Shadow Dimension, on the surface of Nehebul, Quinparson and his companions were also preparing to leave.

The leader of the Adventurers' Guild, the mage Goodman, came in person to see them off.

"Farewell, everyone..."

From then on, this place became the territory controlled by wizards.

Perhaps you will never have the chance to come here again...

Take care!

"Take care, Your Excellency Goodman!"

"See you later!"

The leaders of the mercenary groups, along with two other high-ranking members of the guild, spoke in turn.

Subsequently, under the supervision of Aug, Ruak, Isge, and others, he activated the interdimensional magic array and left this world.

(End of this chapter)