Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 811 Complete Control (4-in-1)

"Demons obtain divine positions and perform divine duties; they are the gods in the usual sense."

This should be a relationship of inclusion and being included.

Not all demons can 'hold their positions' and 'manage their responsibilities', so demons are more like a kind of innate status, a leisurely divine being.

It is broader and more expansive than the definition of gods; it includes us great wizards, legendary warriors, demigod heroes, holy spirits, angels…

In fact, they can all be collectively referred to as 'demon-level beings,' and even all life forms of level four and above should be included in this category.

Roy then explained it to Freya in detail.

This magical universe certainly doesn't have such an inherent setting.

They are all defined by humans and are constantly being explored.

Including myself, many others have already tried to define it according to their own understanding.

I "accept" and "believe" this definition because it can classify and understand existences above level four, much like how "Lust for Alchemy" chronologically divides the development of alchemy.

From the primordial, indistinct, and indescribable things, it evolved into the great beings of limited interaction in ancient mythology, during the primitive era.

Then, as civilization developed, the gods became increasingly "understandable," and could even be "communicated" and "traded" through rituals.

Ultimately, it is the age of rationality that has turned symbols into tools and subject them to reverse domination.

Just as the scientific spirit began to emerge and the industrial age developed, humanity began to try to analyze and even reconstruct divinity, conceptualizing it.

Alchemy inevitably attempted to create gods, which is a manifestation of the ultimate unity of the four elements and the convergence of different paths.

The alchemists' attempt to create the "Homunculus" was essentially an attempt to seize the authority of the gods.

Demonic transformation, such as reconstructing the Shadow Fiend King into a controllable puppet or a certain energy source by analyzing his "elements," is a concrete attempt to achieve this ultimate goal.

During this process, some pioneers extracted certain "philosopher's stones," "artifacts," "divine qualities," or "panaceas."

These are the "Four Ultimates" as defined by later generations.

On this long and arduous journey, the destination remains out of reach.

But the scenery along the way is never lacking.

Who knows, you might just reach out and pluck a pretty little flower.

……

About two weeks later, inside the Mage Tower.

Roy summoned Atedia, Beryl, and Angari.

"I'm going to give you a new task: go to these places on the map and erect these bronze pillars for me."

Artedia looked over with some curiosity and found that it was a pillar similar to an "earth spirit pillar".

But unlike the earth spirit pillars I've seen in the world of Alaj, this one is much larger, with a diameter of about a meter.

Roy chanted the incantation.

"~..."

(Shrinking technique)

A moment later, the six large copper pillars, each about a meter thick, were compressed to the size of tree stumps that could be carried around.

Artia, Beryl, and Anjali quickly accepted the order and went to the outside world to erect these bronze pillars, as Roy had instructed.

It was only then that the three of them realized that the location marked on the map was the vertex of a hexagon.

They formed a massive array with a diameter spanning thousands of miles.

This is not easy to see on the ground, but it is clear at a glance on a map.

Thanks to his advantage in the previous peace talks, Roy learned some information about the misty areas from the Adventurers' Guild and the three major mercenary groups. The apex of the huge array he was planning was right in those fixed misty areas.

In other words, they are all places connected to the Nehbur world.

Although I don't understand why Lord Roy did this, he must have had a specific reason.

Atedia and the others didn't speculate much; they simply carried out the mission diligently.

Soon, they arrived at the first mission location, erected the bronze pillar, and then deactivated the "shrinking spell".

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the bronze pillar instantly expanded, returning to its original size.

The array of runes on the pillar suddenly lit up, emitting a blue-white light.

The surrounding magic surged violently, causing the ground to tremble slightly. The mist that had been permeating the area was also stirred up, forming a swirling vortex.

A strange sight appeared in the clouds above, like a giant dragon sucking up water, as if the spot where the bronze pillar was nailed down was the eye of a storm, forming a huge typhoon-like cloud curtain.

"It really can stir up the natural magic of heaven and earth..."

The three of them were amazed.

They then left the original location and went to another place.

As the process was repeated one by one, six enormous array eyes were formed, and the stirring natural magic also converged together.

An even larger "eye of the storm" took shape at the center of this hexagram.

The moment the last bronze pillar was erected, the three seemed to hear a grand voice whispering.

“Squara…”

Shadows, shadows!
"An indescribable horror, the king of shadow demons, the ruler..."

……

At the same time, in the Nehbur world, at an observatory.

Florina often looked up at the sky.

This is part of her regular practice, and it's also part of her work as an astrological wizard.

Four years ago, before I came here with Roy, we had already agreed to build a tower here for her and set up a private observatory.

What she provides are various observations and forecasts about celestial phenomena.

Although they were unable to offer much assistance during the brief war, they played a crucial role in the subsequent exploration of the misty region.

By now, publishing authoritative reports on the foggy areas every month has become almost a routine.

Roy even considered training a group of apprentices, or even formal stargazing wizards, to continue this "celestial prediction" practice, taking into account the unique circumstances of the local world.

Florina didn't care about this; she also needed to measure the stars in this area to provide detailed observation data for the Witch Tower from which she came.

Astrology is an ancient form of magic that predicts future changes by observing the trajectories of stars and their energy fluctuations.

Stargazing wizards can use special crystal balls and star charts, telescopes, and even the naked eye to detect stellar anomalies that are imperceptible to ordinary people, thereby predicting natural disasters, anomalies, and even the course of fate.

In the Nehebul world, the greatest value of this skill lies in guiding exploration of the misty regions.

When the celestial trajectories of the stars change, it often signifies that a major upheaval is about to occur in a certain region.

The fog area forecasts released by Frena every month are based on this principle of celestial energy fluctuation monitoring.

Suddenly, she jolted as she was comparing and calculating.

In the horoscope in front of me, a constellation I'd never seen before quietly appeared.

"This is……

Shadow Fiend's natal chart?

******
After discovering this strange phenomenon, Florina immediately contacted Roy and learned that he was indeed up to something big.

"Are they actually projecting celestial phenomena from beyond the heavens, revealing the natal chart and horoscope?"

This is indeed an example recorded in ancient texts…

Roy said with great interest.

"However, compared to the ancients' terminology, I prefer to call it the Destiny Seat."

It is a seed that embodies the soul essence and talent essence of the Shadow Fiend King.

Through the projection of power from the heavens, like a deity, it provides a continuous stream of services.

This is essentially a kind of instrumental deconstruction.

If we understand deities and beliefs as something like a "server," then the casting of divine magic is a service provided to the "client."

In the starry sea of ​​this world, the star palace and destiny chart are revealed, corresponding to the extra stars in the sky, which are also objects maintained by the power of faith.

"Are you trying to create an artificial demon god?"

Florena, being an expert as always, immediately guessed.

"You want to use the demon gods residing in this world's starry sea to create a source of divine magical power for demigod-level beings, along with corresponding apostles and applications of divine magic?"

"good."

Roy didn't hide it from her.

"It really is!"

The astrologer was startled, a look of disbelief on his face.

"This is something only top-tier alchemy can achieve!"

Although he was only at the demigod level.

But it can be said that it has touched the root of the problem.

Going a step further, that is the power of a true god.

Florena was quite interested in discussing this with him, and she also wanted to know what kind of connection the birth of a demon god would have with the stars in the sky and changes in celestial phenomena.

……

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

March of the new year has arrived.

Seeing that he had accumulated enough resources, Pierre decided to exchange them for new knowledge.

I'm also looking for a boost that's suitable for my promotion.

As a result, before they could find those things, they discovered a novel gadget that the General Affairs Department was strongly recommending.

"Alchemy skills can be exchanged..."

"Shadow Fiend Forged!"

"My lord, this information is currently being released at a great price, offering a 50% discount on the same level of product. I highly recommend it."

"What is this?"

Pierre had been working overtime lately and hadn't been out much, so he was quite surprised to hear this.

"This is a recent invention by His Excellency Archmage Roy. It has moved from being a product he experimented with to being rolled out into a wider process, and is ready for his wizards to freely exchange for."

This also signifies the maturity of the entire system.

I can't explain it clearly in a short time, please take a look at this document.

"The general affairs department's apprentice steward quickly said."

Pierre took the document and flipped through it, only to realize with surprise that it was a brand new branch of alchemy recently added to "Lust's Alchemy".

Complete crafting materials for the "Shadow Fiend" series.

"Through specific methods and sacrificial arts, one can create shadow demon-like artifacts that surpass one's current level, which can be transformed into puppets, witch bodies, or conceptual weapons..."

These Shadow Fiends share the same origin and have identical basic abilities.

However, by continuously offering sacrifices, one can obtain feedback and draw different constellations...

This is essentially a source of the soul, used to complete talents and enhance abilities.

From level zero to level one, level two, level three, and even level four...

A complete promotion system has also been completed!

Upon seeing this, Pierre was startled.

"No wonder it's called a new branch of alchemy; it can actually achieve this level of skill!"

Its biggest difference from previous refining methods is that it combines the advantages of "sacrifice magic" and greatly enhances the final product through resource exchange.

But it is not as uncontrollable as a normal "sacrifice technique".

Because this is backed by His Excellency the High Wizard Roy.

This also means that even ordinary apprentices can potentially obtain a level one Shadow Fiend by accumulating a large amount of resources.

By analogy, one might also obtain a level 2 Shadow Demon, and then use it as material to bind to one's own soul, transforming it into a "Shadow Demon Body" or other being connected to one's destiny, thus aiding in advancement.

This is essentially an activation of tentacles or other similar modifications, greatly supplementing the great potential that non-direct descendant apprentices lack.

It can be considered a smaller version of the "Ghostly Witchcraft" style.

Because of deliberate selection, they may even possess stronger "immediate combat power".

The concerns of everyone except Pierre. Available for sensing and borrowing power. Hunting various monsters to obtain soul essence. Can be used as a sacrifice.

After a little consideration, Pierre found that even the most basic level zero elite Shadow Fiend wasn't expensive; it could be obtained by spending around 10,000 magic stones.

So I decided to exchange the information and try it out myself.

A wizard from a different background might not have trusted Roy as much.

They have their own development paths, and it's not necessarily true that they can be compatible immediately.

But this was not a problem at all for people like Pierre from Akkademia and Eglis.

Because they learned the content of "Luo's Alchemy" from the beginning, they were very familiar with "transmutation circles" and "sacrifice techniques".

There's absolutely no need to bring extra converters.

In this respect, even the wizards of the world of Araghi cannot compare.

After all, the world of Araghi is more inclined towards shadow wizards, who mainly use witchcraft such as "shadow tentacles" and "animation".

In the field of alchemy, however, development was rather mediocre.

……

Back in his private alchemy room inside the tower, Pierre couldn't wait to take out the data he had obtained through the exchange and start reading.

He quickly realized with satisfaction that these array diagrams were indeed in line with the basic transmutation arrays in "Luo's Alchemy," except that they incorporated the "Sacrifice Technique" rune arrays at key points.

"I see……"

Soon, a realization flashed in Pierre's eyes.

"All we need to do is position the sacrifice anchor point and connect it to Lord Roy."

The "Shadow Fiend Forging" part doesn't seem too difficult either.

This is the advantage of having a foundation.

Things that are consistent in line can be seamlessly connected immediately.

He immediately set up the arrangements according to the instructions in the document.

As magic stones and various materials were added, a writhing shadow gradually emerged in the center of the array.

Pierre could sense the faint consciousness contained within it, as innocent and unaware as a newborn baby.

"Next is the sacrifice enhancement."

Pierre retrieved the accompanying resources he had exchanged: Shadow Energy Essence from the Misty Region.

These coal-like crystals were immediately swallowed by the shadows upon contact with the alchemy array.

Then, the shadows within the formation began to twist violently, their power rapidly increasing.

In a moment, the shadow suddenly transformed into a blurry human figure, its eyes like two burning ghostly flames, silently watching Pierre.

Pierce slowly channeled his spiritual power into the Shadow Demon's body.

In an instant, their consciousnesses connected, and a strange, inexplicable feeling surged up.

******
"It's like having an extra limb, or some kind of external organ..."

Peel was secretly amazed and tried to move the Shadow Fiend.

It immediately transformed into a shadow, silently moving through the laboratory.

During this time, the shadow beneath one's feet was also affected, twisting, lengthening, and constantly changing.

It is the passage connecting them, and also the place where Shadow Fiend resides and dwells.

"It's amazing."

Through the Shadow Fiend's eyes, Pierre saw a completely different world.

That was a shadowy plane where everything was shrouded in a faint shadow, like a thick smog.

To Peel's delight, as his connection with the Shadow Fiend deepened, he felt his mental power slowly increasing.

This growth, though slight, has been continuous.

"It seems the information is correct; Shadow Fiend can indeed benefit its host."

To be precise, it gave me the ability to connect to the shadow plane and draw upon its essence.

For shadow creatures, entering such a place is like a fish in water!
However, precisely because of this, my sorcery energy has acquired the characteristics of shadow-like negative energy! In the following days, Pierre was completely immersed in the research on the Shadow Fiend.

He discovered that the Shadow Fiend could not only enhance his perception of the Shadow Plane, but also infiltrate the Shadow Plane to conduct reconnaissance, playing a role similar to the Wizard's Eye.

As for the enhancement of "Shadow Tentacles" and its common uses such as transforming into shadow armor in battle to protect oneself, it can be described as having a wide range of functions.

Most importantly, through continuous sacrifices, Shadow Fiend can continue to evolve.

Pierre quickly increased his investment, allowing his Shadow Fiend to break through to level one.

In an instant, his spirit seemed to be drawn into a miniature, pitch-black universe, where he saw a corner of the stars being lit up.

"Soul Talent: [Etherealization], Physical damage reduction +25%..."

"this……

Is this a multiplicative amplification of the soul talents on Legion Armor or other defensive sorcery?

"Great Wizard Roy is indeed powerful..."

Peel couldn't help but sigh.

This technique, which perfectly combines alchemy and sacrificial arts, was tailor-made for wizards like them who came from the "Lust for Alchemy".

It is equipment, a puppet summon, or witchcraft.

It is truly flexible and adaptable.

"Let's just produce more Soul Essence so Shadow Fiend can grow stronger as quickly as possible!"

After a moment's thought, Peel increased his investment in this area.

As a result, in just half a month, he successfully activated his second destiny constellation and gained his second soul talent, [Energy Absorption].

This is the defensive approach, going a step further by absorbing magical energy to protect one's powerful magic.

More importantly, he truly achieved a breakthrough for himself through this!
In some mysterious way, a blessing similar to the "wise words" was applied to him, and his shared soul talent stimulated his spiritual energy.

Pierre, who had already reached the peak of level one, suddenly broke through the barrier and successfully advanced to level two!

……

In early November.

Inside the Mage Tower.

"Yo ho!"

With a joyful cheer, a dark figure flashed by.

Domi ran out from a corner of the corridor at an extremely fast speed.

Following behind was Popula, who was dressed in a black dress and looked like a young girl.

She swung her legs so fast that the afterimages almost formed a wheel shape.

The apprentice next to him had barely blinked when he saw a cat and a person chasing and playing with each other, rushing straight towards the other side of the corridor.

Everyone was so frightened that they quickly retreated.

"I think I was seeing things. How come I saw a girl chasing a cat?"

Does anyone keep cats in this tower?

The newly arrived apprentices were secretly surprised and suspicious.

"Shh, that's the High Wizard's magical pet..."

The old apprentice quickly reminded him.

"You'd better show some respect when you see each other in the future."

Oh, and the one behind her, that's Miss Popula, who's said to be a black dragon!

"Is it also one of the High Wizard's magical pets?"

"What are you saying? That's the High Wizard's daughter!"

"what?"

The apprentices were taken aback, and then they all spoke up.

"I admire you!"

"As expected of the Great Wizard, he dares to ride a dragon!"

"Ring ring ring!"

Suddenly, at that moment, an electric bell rang overhead.

Special warnings were issued everywhere.

"Notice! Notice!"

Level 1 combat readiness!
All personnel, return to your positions. The impromptu drill is about to begin!

"what?"

Upon hearing this warning, the new apprentice was completely bewildered.

"Ah, the exercise has started again. Quick, get back to your posts."

"What's going on? What are they trying to do?"

The newcomer was completely bewildered.

"This is a special drill to activate the mage tower. Before this, there was only a temporary notice, but no specific time was given!"

The old apprentice was also flustered, showing no signs of being well-trained.

After that, everyone hurried to another floor.

The investigation revealed that some access routes had been closed.

The tower's internal barrier was activated, blocking all teleportation spells and communication capabilities. Apart from specialized personnel with corresponding permissions, the tower spirit in charge of everything, and the command center, all other personnel and departments lost their freedom of movement and communication.

The apprentices were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. After a while, they remembered that they should take the special passage and hurriedly headed there.

As a result, by the time I got back, I was already several minutes late.

The department head's face was as black as ink, and he glared at them fiercely.

But he didn't say much.

Everyone thought this guy had changed his ways, but when they saw what he was doing, they couldn't help but laugh.

I arrived relatively early.

The others arrived late.

Some people were so busy with witchcraft experiments that their faces were blown black by the explosions that they didn't even have time to wash them.

Some of them had their faces covered in various magical potions, and were undergoing some kind of training or enhancement experiments.

Or it might have lipstick on it, or some kind of sticky liquid that looks sticky and gooey.

Before they could even rest, the tower spirit's cold voice echoed from above: "Relevant departments, activate the energy barrier..."

Referring to the firing data, the coordinates in the northwest direction are [458, 744, 154]...

"Anti-Magic Ray" Ready...

3, 2, 1...

emission! "

One order after another came in quick succession, but the scene was in complete chaos.

The defense team responsible for the shield frantically operated the control panel, only managing to activate the energy barrier several seconds late.

The wizards in the attack group were still calculating, and the firing parameters were not yet ready.

Although the mages had long since implemented machine-calculated command parameters, the final confirmation still required mental calculations by specialists to ensure absolute accuracy.

Their delay caused chaos in the coordination and cooperation among many subsequent departments.

The entire mage tower seemed to be a beat behind.

******
At this moment, inside the central command room.

Roy was talking to Nisha.

Artea and Freya were present and joined in the discussion.

"The various rules, regulations, drills, and training within the Mage Tower..."

It's been going on for three or four years, and the results seem minimal.

"That's true. We've been training according to the Arcane Empire's data, but we still can't seem to build up our combat effectiveness."

The main problem was that many things were unfamiliar and the apprentices and wizards weren't used to them.

Over the years, the energy reserves inside this mage tower have begun to recover somewhat.

Roy was about to transfer it back to the Nehebul world, to the original location of the mage tower, the Kron Wasteland.

It was also a good opportunity to practice operating the "Mage Tower unit".

The results showed that there were many problems.

This includes, but is not limited to, various rune arrays, equipment operation, departmental management, and coordination.

"Should we continue to increase investment here, or even shift to arcane military management?"

Roy was somewhat helpless about this and hesitated a bit.

Nisha thought for a moment and said, "I personally think it's unnecessary, because the investment is too large and the results are hard to predict."

Freya said, "I also think that being able to serve as a platform for transporting people is already quite good..."

Roy shook his head inwardly.

Isn't this like someone who isn't good at riding getting a good warhorse, but only being able to use it as a means of transportation, and having to dismount and fight on foot when the battle begins?

He recalled the mage Delifa he had captured before, as well as the mage-type talents in the Shadow Castle, and the thought of whether to bring them over began to take root in his mind.

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

Because their level is too low, they may not have come into contact with the advanced knowledge of how the mage tower works.

Even if they could truly be used for one's own benefit, they could never compare to the professional teams on the monks' side.

"Rather than relying on them, it's better to hope that Celine can evolve further and, with her god-like spirituality, gain complete control."

This can be considered a solution unique to alchemy, and it happens to be related to the recent experiment on creating an artificial demon god.

After a moment of contemplation, Roy set a new tone.

"Ok?"

"That works too."

"This interconnected development path may be the right solution."

Nisa and Freya exchanged a glance and then spoke.

In their view, Roy's decision to change course was wise.

In fact, even for mages, relying on tower spirits and numerous intelligent machines has already created a new opportunity.

It is extremely difficult to control such a massive mage tower by relying on the precise cooperation of multiple departments and numerous individuals.

One or two mages or wizards, with their powerful mental strength and computational abilities, can cover the entire department they are responsible for.

However, problems can easily arise when coordinating and cooperating with other departments.

This is certainly partly due to insufficient training, but the main problem actually lies with the tower spirit.

"I am ashamed that I have not been able to fully digest all the information about the operation of the Dharma Tower."

Next, we will establish learning tasks and strive to fill in these basic knowledge gaps within a few years…

Celine's voice rang out from above.

"Well, you'll have to work harder yourself."

At this point, Celine also possesses a certain level of learning and self-improvement abilities.

Mature artificial intelligence should be able to continuously improve in this way.

Although in the short term, things may not be entirely satisfactory.

But Roy also believes that it will definitely improve.

After a moment, he said to Celine, "First, notify them that the exercise is over, then compile the data and see where the problem lies."

The situation this time is actually much better than last time.

The slow response may also be due to insufficient attention paid to strategic reserves.

Specialized personnel should be assigned to maintain this position long-term.

"Yes!"

Celine faithfully recorded Roy's opinions.

Just then, a message came from a distant interdimensional communication channel; it was from the Red-Robed Governor Akhenin.

"Lord Akhenin, what is it?"

After Roy answered the call, he asked.

"Lord Roy, based on your previous requests, we have found several potentially useful materials and have already sent them over via interdimensional teleportation..."

"Thank you very much."

Roy said.

Previously, he had requested Akhenin and others to provide relevant materials and technical data for his alchemical experiments.

All of this is for the purpose of better refining the Shadow Demon and achieving the transformation into a demon god.

The Seven Towers Alliance also provided strong support and considerable assistance.

Now, his experiment has reached a new critical point.

True and complete control may be about to begin.

……

In the void, vast light and shadow floated, like a miniature universe.

Roy's spiritual thoughts were as ethereal as nebulae, and as his thoughts wandered, points of light shone, creating ripples like stars.

A moment later, an invisible force projected down to a dark and desolate place near the Nehbub world, as if hidden deep within its shadow.

But it wasn't completely dark there.

In the darkness, a six-pointed star array appeared, projecting the phantom of the "Alchemy Array".

It was as if a giant alchemy platform appeared in the universe, with a six-pointed star array surrounded by golden circles. Following that, rings of light lit up one after another, and various runes appeared.

At the same time, on the ground of the Shadow Plane and in the misty region of Nehebul, many apprentices and wizards who were exploring looked up in astonishment.

"What it is?"

"Star……

It seems like there are more stars in the sky!

"They are changing!"

the other side.

On the observatory, Florena watched all of this silently.

"This is unbelievable..."

She murmured to herself, her hand resting on the magic crystal ball, observing and comparing the data she had obtained before. To her surprise, she discovered that the extra constellation she had observed before had now fully taken shape.

“Squara…”

Shadows, shadows!
"An indescribable horror, the king of shadow demons, the ruler..."

In the void, a mysterious voice rang out, gradually becoming clearer from its initial ethereal and indistinct state.

That was Roy's voice.

"I command you to awaken from nothingness and be born into this world!"

The entire Nehebul world, which was originally a pale white planet, was suddenly shrouded in eerie black mist.

In an instant, the entire sky seemed to be plunged into a terrifying darkness, like a total solar eclipse.

The people on the ground were shocked, just as the Fran aliens had been terrified when they first saw the so-called "King of Terror".

In an instant, a large amount of spiritual energy was absorbed, transformed into specks of light, and entered the Shadow Demon's body.

Roy was also jolted awake, and immediately absorbed the soul particles of these spiritual thoughts, condensing them into a shadowy mass.

The Shadow Fiend's mental power attribute surged.

15000→20000!

At the same time, the puppet-like mark, completely under his control, was also thoroughly engraved in his body.

"We've got it under control!"

(End of this chapter)