Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 815 Extracting the Holy Name (4-in-1)

After Marshall left, Roy smiled meaningfully and then returned to his study.

"Meow, Master..."

Domi the black cat, tail held high, trotted over to greet him, and fawned over him, hugging his trouser leg.

Roy patted its head, but instead of playing with it, he began to study it.

The mission brought several gifts, the most precious of which was research material on the nature of the power of the Holy Name, which was treasured in the National Library.

His predecessor, the High Priest Pronos who originally resided here, had also obtained something similar, but due to his profession and the war situation, he did not study it in depth.

In terms of alchemical talent, he is far inferior to me, and the research cost is simply too high.

"Just as I knew before, it is a legendary destiny similar to the blessing of the world's will, but it is more outward-looking than an ordinary destiny, to the point that it is directly revealed..."

Roy, however, saw through many things at a glance.

About two weeks later, the apprentices promised by the mission were sent over.

Their number was exactly 300. They were all intermediate apprentices who had received basic training at the schools established by the previous wizards. They were literate and could display more than 8 will runes.

Debanick, Pierre, and others, as second-level wizards, did not participate in the direct distribution.

Serafina, working in the General Affairs Department, also leans towards administrative work.

However, Zaif and others were immediately assigned to mentor and train them.

Roy demanded that capable individuals be selected from among these apprentices to serve as formal wizards and supplement the school's influence.

Apprentices who are unable to advance in rank can be placed in workshops to mass-produce various low-level magical artifacts and consumable items.

During this time, he also paid special attention to the holy names of the apprentices.

Not everyone can awaken to the truth and know their own holy name.

However, just like how everyone in the world of heroes is a hero, this kind of innate quality is distributed in a relatively even way.

There are always about 10% of people who possess a holy name.

These are all common and popular occupational titles, with better ones having connotations such as "skilled craftsman" or "master craftsman".

"It seems that Marshall has indeed put in a lot of effort and sent people to collect a lot of talent in this field."

Roy, however, was satisfied; this was exactly what he needed.

……

Time flew by and it was almost the end of the month.

Inside the alchemy room, the solution gurgled and moved.

As the activating energy surged, tiny golden glimmers appeared at the bottom of the beaker, gradually coalescing into a stream, like silk threads.

The clarifying agent suddenly solidified into a brilliant golden color, and the halo reflected from the bottle seemed to have a sacred, ring-shaped glow.

On the surface of the cup, a relief resembling a human face appeared, speaking in a deep, resonant voice: "Master, the reaction is complete!"

"Holy Name Awakening Potion (Level 1)..."

This special potion, which works by stimulating the mind, is designed to awaken a holy name, requiring the user to possess the potential for a holy name…

"Success!"

Roy, who was distracted by reading, snapped out of his reverie and, after looking at it with the Eye of Hermes, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

With such a potion, the power possessed by the local indigenous people can be fully unleashed.

They even went further, seizing the relevant qualities and powers from the souls of those they commanded by usurping destiny, and bestowing similar holy names upon their own followers.

Roy was already aware of this.

The Soul Dew we stored up earlier is an excellent basic template!

He summoned Freya and gave her some instructions, and she showed a hint of joy.

"They succeeded so quickly..."

Lord Roy, you are truly amazing!

His two weeks here are equivalent to half a century for a great wizard!

"Let's find a few apprentices to test them out."

Roy smiled and gave her some instructions.

He didn't need to worry about the following experiments; Freya could handle them all.

So Freya began to make arrangements.

By using the "controlled variable method" and the "comparative experiment method", the effective ingredients of different doses such as "diluted", "original", and "concentrated" were quickly tested, as well as the relevant data on different age groups, physical conditions and weights.

Then, some evolutionary agents were mixed in, and by combining physical and mental growth, a more effective mixed agent was further formulated.

By late February, the new recipe was finalized and presented to Roy.

"very good."

Roy nodded in satisfaction.

Although he could do the same thing himself, such trivial work would undoubtedly delay further research and development.

His main goal now is to add holy names to non-native wizards as well, which requires a full combination of the Destiny Vessel and the source material plunder of the legendary Destiny.

In addition, it combines the power of the pillars to give the equipment similar traits and abilities.

But there's not that much time to pay attention to it.

So he sent Freya to do it again.

"Let's start trying mass production, make some diluted secondary models, specifically for junior apprentices or even ordinary people."

"Yes!"

……

Just then, a group of mages secretly infiltrated the border of the Kingdom of Shalik.

"This is where the wizards descended..."

"They've actually taken control of our mage tower..."

A bright, star-like point of light hangs high in the sky.

It was a mage tower with a dark gold color and its surface covered with arcane runes.

It is connected to the enormous "Heavenly Nail," which is slowly drawing energy from the heavens, emitting a chilling energy fluctuation.

As mages from Achinila, Ravent and his companions were extremely familiar with this scene.

In the past, it has mostly served as our base in the rear, providing various services and protection for mages fighting in other worlds.

I never imagined that one day I would become an "enemy base".

The team members dispersed and found a secluded spot nearby to set up camp.

"We were ordered to come here. All we need to do is observe with binoculars and count the frequency of the movement of the reconnaissance puppets and various machines..."

This task is quite simple.

However, right after Ravent finished sending this message to his subordinates, something embarrassing happened.

Several aerial patrol shuttles flew by quickly, and the high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft actually sensed their energy aura and transmitted it directly back to the tower.

The patrolling beasts on the ground immediately rushed over, and the dragon lizards mixed with dragon blood launched a frenzied attack on the group who had just set up camp.

The mages were no match for the enemy, suffering heavy casualties, and were then captured.

Ravent also exhausted his magic power and fainted.

When he finally woke up, he found himself in a brightly lit wizard camp.

"Mage Ravent, you have been arrested..."

Cooperate obediently with the interrogation; don't go looking for trouble.

A square-faced middle-aged wizard sat behind a specially made protective screen and spoke to him in a serious tone.

******
"Lord Roy, the ground forces have captured a reconnaissance team led by a mage. It is understood that they are not the only operation team. There are several similar teams operating simultaneously around the Kingdom of Sharik."

In the central command room of the Nehbur Wizard Tower.

Tarling Celine is reporting to Roy.

After hearing this, Roy calmly said, "It was expected."

Based on the previous reports of Archmage Freyor's attack and the fall of Nehebul, they probably already know my basic situation.

However, it's still somewhat unbelievable that it was activated so quickly, and even achieved interdimensional teleportation.

Artedia listened from the side and nodded secretly.

"Indeed, normally it's not so easy for a wizard to activate a mage tower."

"How are the troops at the front lines preparing?"

Roy asked again.

"All personnel have been assembled."

"That's what Tarling Celine replied."

"Then let's hurry up and attack."

Roy said.

The advantage of having a mage tower is that it allows for very fast mobilization and deployment, meaning that combat can begin almost on the very first day of arrival.

There's no need to painstakingly establish outposts and use the fog of war to protect ourselves, like in the past, and proceed cautiously and steadily...

Just send the troops out directly from inside the tower!
Tarling Celine responded and began transmitting secret messages and issuing orders.

At the same time, information about the "holographic battlefield" also began to appear synchronously on the sand table.

During this period, the tower dispatched a large number of sky-scanning war shuttles and various mechanical, strange, and modified seeds equipped with Wizard's Eyes and Flesh Mushroom Spores.

After undergoing special modifications, Zofiel, the God Scout who had become a level three puppet, was also dispatched.

A vast amount of data on astronomy, geography, and various climate environments has been collected. Combined with the contributions of the wizards who were already stationed here, a massive information database that can be used by the "holographic battlefield" system has been successfully established.

Roy thus officially mastered the information-based tactics commonly used by mages.

This is the first time he's tried using this tactic.

"Dishish region requests air support..."

The modified Bird Dragon heavy bomber is deployed...

Six attack shuttles were dispatched as escorts…

Soon, Celine sent over the battle report from the front lines.

A battle has begun against the goblin stronghold in the southwest, on the border of Shalik, which frequently harasses trade routes.

……

Shortly afterward, several silver-white aerial patrol shuttles arrived at an astonishing speed over the mountains marked as the Dixixi area, conducting reconnaissance and clearing the airspace before the arrival of the modified Bird Dragon, designed specifically for bombing.

A little while later, the bulky modified Bird Dragon arrived, carrying a large number of aerial bombs.

The bombing began, like dropping dumplings into a pot.

The use of space capsules gives magical warfare a powerful foundation that distinguishes it from ordinary technological warfare.

This space capsule technology, which transcends ordinary interstellar space travel and can be described as science fiction, is a storage technology that can only be used at the first stage in the magical world.

Furthermore, the application of ancient technology from the Morgis Dynasty compensated for some of the weaknesses in the magical world's conventional firepower.

Bombs, comparable to level one or higher magic, kept falling.

The rumbling sound was incessant.

As flames rose, the goblin stronghold built on high ground was engulfed in flames.

"Kill!"

Kairado and his men, along with their hastily recruited auxiliary soldiers, charged forward and easily captured him.

Those goblins were short, ugly creatures with sickly gray-green skin, pointed ears drooping on either side of their heads, and pairs of murky yellow eyes that darted around in fear.

"What the hell?"

Kairado kicked the prisoner in front of him with disdain, then looked around.

They were haphazardly wrapped in animal skins and rags, looking like an uncivilized barbarian race.

But just then, a subordinate walked over with a strange expression on his face.

"Sir, we've discovered a cellar..."

There were quite a few human women inside…

Kairado recalled some information he had seen before, his expression slightly tense, and went to take a look.

Sure enough, in the dark and sunless cellar, some naked human women sat there like lambs to the slaughter, their eyes dull and lifeless.

Kairado frowned, waved for the soldiers to clear a path ahead, and then went down into the cellar himself.

A stench mixed with mildew and fishy smell hit them. During this time, the women's eyes were vacant, as if their souls had already left their bodies, and they had no desire to live. They even ignored the questions from Kairado and the others.

"It's been ruined..."

"Oh, those damned beasts!"

"It's so abominable!"

The auxiliary soldiers recruited from this world whispered among themselves, glancing at the women with a mixture of pity and disdain.

……

"The battle was won, and the trade routes were successfully reopened, but new problems have arisen..."

Soon, battle reports arrived inside the mage tower.

Roy learned some key data.

At this time, Tarling Celine reported the discovery of a human woman who had been harmed by goblins.

"Based on book information and on-site investigation, these goblins have unique reproductive characteristics."

They cannot reproduce on their own and must reproduce by abducting females from other species.

Disturbing images appeared inside the crystal ball.

Most of the women locked in the cellar had swollen bellies, clearly indicating that they were pregnant.

"Goblins have an extremely strong assimilation ability. Most species with weak maternal bodies, including humans and orcs of lower silver rank, will inevitably produce pure-blooded goblins."

Even high-ranking silver races like elves can be corrupted.

Even more terrifying is that women imprisoned by goblins for a long time will gradually be eroded by their bodily fluids, becoming obsessed and addicted like drug addicts, thus undergoing a transformation from body to mind that they themselves cannot control.

In one world, a saint once fell from grace, willingly bearing children for goblins, leading to the tragic destruction of an entire civilization…

Roy nodded, recalling what was written in the book.

This demonic race is like a cancer on the world, polluting everything in its path. At this moment, Celine added, "General Kairador also discovered a nursery deep within the fortress, containing quite a few unusual goblin babies..."

The scene quickly unfolded, showing that although the babies still retained the basic form of goblins, their faces and eyes had begun to show obvious mixed human features.

Roy frowned and immediately ordered, "Execute them all on the spot."

He paused, then added, "Closely monitor Kairador and his soldiers. If they refuse to comply, or even secretly and deliberately let them escape, they will be arrested immediately for violating military orders."

******
After the order was passed on, Roy was relieved to find that Kairado was still reliable.

This human general, who had been tempered through the struggle against the gnolls, was clearly a big humanist.

He carried out his orders without any hesitation.

However, one soft-hearted soldier made a mistake when faced with matters of principle.

"Sir, they are just babies..."

Without saying a word, Kairado drew his sword and slashed.

"baby?
In a few years, these babies will grow to be as tall as your child and invade your home!
Your parents, son, and brothers will be tortured and killed by them, and your wife, daughter, and sisters will be raped!
Then, like the women we'd seen before, they were collected and used as breeding machines!
What are you talking to me about now, a baby?

Ah!
As the foolish man fell with a scream, the others, half in fear and awe and half in agreement, fell silent and no longer voiced their opposition.

With a general like that leading the way, the rest will be much easier.

In the days that followed, they repeatedly conquered goblin strongholds, eliminating a major scourge that plagued humans and caravans throughout the region.

Unexpectedly, this garnered popular support and widespread jubilation.

Wherever he went, he received high praise and was treated like a hero.

During this time, Roy continued his next research step: to seize the destiny and transform the power of the Holy Name into this world.

His goal was to grant outsiders a holy name, which would be equivalent to gaining the approval of the world's will and thus receiving the Mandate of Heaven.

During this time, there are friendly fragrances, source containers, and charm potions...

They used all sorts of methods to deceive and manipulate the world's will.

None of these results were achieved.

Perhaps because of the emergence of the goddess of destiny, Fatis, certain powers in this world have been taken over by the native gods, who possess extraordinary wisdom.

This is different from the Alaj world of the past.

Then came the theft.

Through experiments with "soul-capturing techniques," similar to the past practice of condensing soul nectar, the souls of some dead prisoners of war and enemies were extracted and refined.

In the end, they still failed to align with destiny.

Therefore, Roy concluded that the spirituality of this world is a bit difficult to deal with.

But shortly after that, in late June, when Kairado returned to Tatarstan to report on his duties, he made an unexpected discovery.

"Lord Roy, I..."

I think I've awakened my holy name!

"what?"

"That's right. For the past few months, I've felt a voice calling to me from the depths of my being, and so, during my meditation a few days ago, I responded to it..."

The result was that some new thoughts appeared in my mind.

In the dreamlike scene, it seemed as if I had witnessed the will of this world.

He called me by a strange name, and I felt that it wasn't me, yet it seemed like He was calling me.

Very strange…

Upon hearing this, Roy immediately became interested.

"You seem to be close to the point of awakening your holy name. In the legends of this world, those who are blessed by God and have unique advantages will hear a voice calling them during meditation."

But you cannot control yourself within your own consciousness, much less recite that name, thereby sanctifying it and bestowing upon it your destiny…

Kairado quickly replied, "Yes! Yes!"

That's how I feel in my 'dreams'—I can only listen to what the other person is saying, but I can't respond.

I seem to have an urge to recite that holy name, but the more I try to do so, the more blurred it becomes.

Even after waking up, I completely forgot that name, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.

"That does make sense. You are not a native being, yet you have received the mandate of heaven. This in itself is an accident!"

Roy thought for a moment and asked, "I have an alchemical product here called the Holy Name Awakening Potion. Would you like to try it?"

"what?"

Kairado hesitated.

But in any case, this is an opportunity to become stronger.

Perhaps we can truly receive some gift from this world and thereby gain special power.

So, he quickly agreed.

……

A few hours later.

The door to the lounge opened, and Kairado walked out with a slightly strange expression, to see Roy again.

Roy was quite interested in this matter and had already been waiting nearby with Freya.

"How about it?"

"It seems like it really worked. I remembered that name; He called me 'Marban Hoblin'..."

“'Marban Hoblin'…”

Before venturing into a new world, the first thing to do is to understand the local language and culture.

Roy had done his homework before coming here and had been studying continuously over the past few months.

So they reacted quickly.

"It means 'Goblin Buster'!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Kairado was taken aback.

It was at this moment that Roy suddenly felt a strange power surge forth.

Looking at the other party with the Eye of Hermes, I was surprised to find that a flash of golden light disappeared.

What was displayed there was indeed the large lettering "Marban Hoblin".

Originally, intelligent life forms possessed life energy to block them, making it difficult for the Eye of Hermes, which was specifically designed to target "objects," to work on them.

But just as one can glimpse the will of the entire planet, the name of the "Protoss," and some special spiritual power, as an additional "external thing," can still be glimpsed.

The words "Marban Hoblin" displayed at this moment contain that information.

"As the nemesis of goblins, it naturally possesses a powerful deterrent ability."

Special Effect 1: "Intimidate". When it appears, it has the same effect as a level 0 "Fear" spell, causing goblin civilians and minions to be terrified and flee in all directions, unable to fight back.

Goblin Warriors have been partially weakened; only heroes level 1 and above are immune to this effect.

Special Effect 2: "Nemesis" When attacking, any type of attack will be accompanied by "true damage" effect, just like the power immunity of lightning, directly hitting the soul and causing direct damage to the spirit and soul.

This power targets the goblin race, and is measured according to bloodline concentration, dealing 0% to 100% additional "true damage"...

When Roy told Kairador what he had seen, the general from the world of Araghi genuinely showed a surprised expression.

"I have a vague feeling that I do have this extra power, but I don't see it as clearly as you do!"

"Your case is of great research value."

I have a theory: perhaps the will of this world also dislikes goblins, and thus, while you hunt and eliminate them, it rewards you with some benefits.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that it was the so-called god of fate, Fatis, who was secretly causing trouble.

But don't worry too much, I'll look after you.

Roy thought for a moment and then comforted Kairado.

******
After Kelado left, Roy thought for a moment and asked Celine, "How is the mage prisoner Ravent we captured earlier doing?"

"He is still being held, and is being prepared to go to a prisoner-of-war camp and be included in the exchange list in the future."

"Make arrangements, I want to see him in person."

Freya was slightly taken aback upon hearing this: "My lady, do you want to find commonalities in him, or to learn about the specific situation on the mage's side?"

Roy said, "That's right. I want to know if the mages have also experienced a similar situation where Kairad unexpectedly obtained the destiny of this world."

Looking back now, it's clear that the great wizard Pronos and the people of the Sigirion Tower did relatively little research in this area.

They failed to grasp the essence and thus get on the right track…

In truth, he knew in his heart that it wasn't their fault.

There are no cheating methods available, so what can be done?
But since it arrived decades earlier, it should have various observational data and detailed information.

After that, Roy finally met the prisoner who had been captured a few months earlier for the first time.

Ravent himself was just a minor character, but as a formal mage of the Arcane Empire, he was protected by provisions such as the Spellcaster Protection Convention, and thus had value in exchanging prisoners of war.

Compared to his past self, who was a bachelor and didn't care about these rules at all, Roy is now much more law-abiding.

Therefore, the plan was to take good care of him and use him in the future to exchange for subordinates who were unfortunately captured.

But now, he has different plans.

"Are you planning to release me in exchange for information about the study of the Holy Name?"

When Ravent saw Roy interrogating him, he was taken aback.

Roy said, "That's right, I'm very interested in this. If you or the Arcane Empire behind you can provide it, we can reach a negotiation agreement."

"That's fine..."

Ravent muttered to himself.

Have you ever been an arcanist? Then you should study it.

I doubt even you wizards could figure out this kind of thing.

But in any case, being released is a good thing: "I am willing to cooperate, write an application report, and request an exchange..."

What Ravent didn't know was that just as he said that, Roy was carefully observing him with the Eye of Hermes and unexpectedly discovered a new situation.

“Dil Vinur…”

This person even has a saintly name?
The golden name atop the heads of these intelligent beings, like the names of artifacts or celestial beings, is the very same sacred name I once saw above the heads of Kairadore!
After that, Roy also tested it many times with his own men and the apprentices in the tower, confirming this.

It seems that with enough information gathered, his Hermes Eye is seeing this thing more and more clearly.

He thought for a moment and quickly remembered that "Dil Vinur" roughly meant "friend of the orcs".

"A special holy name similar to Goblink!"
What exactly did this guy do before?

Roy was intrigued, but he didn't disturb her. Instead, he left quietly and retrieved the files from Celine.

"Ravent, male, 125 years old, a first-class mage of the Arcane Empire, from Akanum..."

The Akanum mentioned here refers to the affiliated empire of the Yachinila.

In fact, Achinila is a vast federal empire similar to the Seven Towers Alliance.

In this plane, there are multiple arcane empires and mage-based nations in Achinira and other alternate planes, as well as some forces that originated from primitive witchcraft but are willing to follow them into the "civilized world".

Arcane Empires: Akanum, Misti, Vidia, Okultism, Kisnia, Mosnia...

The entire mage faction was almost entirely included.

Judging from the information available, Ravent's experiences before joining this world battlefield were very ordinary and commonplace, and any interfering factors can be ruled out.

The key point is that he had been to the plane of Osis and helped some orcs.

In this world, they also helped the honest and simple orcs drive away the harassment of some elves, protecting the village from invasion.

Contrary to the image of elves as elegant, noble, and beautiful in many people's minds, the elves of this world are descendants of a demon bloodline group called "Libidinos" that was once corrupted.

Therefore, its full name should be "Libidinos Mountain Elves", a group of elves with an open and outgoing personality.

The orc race in this world is "Homophytic Orc Subfamily, Orc Race, Protozoan Genus"...

A race that appears fierce but is actually gentle, honest, and simple, preferring to make a living by farming.

Therefore, there has always been a situation where elves living in the mountains and forests harass and plunder the strong men of the beastmen, taking them back to enjoy.

The elves didn't like killing, so they just drained them dry.

This delayed farming, leading to reduced grain production and hunger among the people.

The orcs both hated and feared this, and often joined forces with multiple villages and strongholds to defend themselves.

Ravent's "good deeds" in this world include, but are not limited to, capturing elves, enslaving and taming them, as well as selling food to orc tribes to recruit soldiers and relieve sieges.

Regardless of whether the mages are on the opposing side, this is indeed a great favor to the orcs of this world.

"This is acceptable?"
After learning about the other person's past deeds, Roy was also greatly amazed.

However, he quickly and astutely grasped the key elements.

"These are spiritual particles that he originally possessed, which were expected by the will of the world. They condensed into 'seeds of concepts,' and then accumulated continuously through acts of helping people gain gratitude..."

Ultimately, quantitative change leads to qualitative change, resulting in a definite improvement?

Celine responded, "Based on what we know so far, that is indeed the case."

Freya added, "Our experimental design could also work this way. Perhaps we could actually achieve the convergence of destiny through some specific mission ritual."

Roy frowned: "Isn't this tantamount to being used by the will of the world to do what He wants?"

There are two ways to obtain feedback from the world's will: through trade and through plunder.

Essentially, it involves exchanging sweat, wealth, or one's own weapons and magic wands for something.

This aligns with many natural laws.

Roy could also see that doing this might replicate the process by which Kairado gathered his destiny.

But doubts have always remained.

After thinking for a moment, he still instructed, "If this can be accomplished, then it will be much easier for humanity in this world to achieve..."

"Go to the Kingdom of Shalik and bring over a few death row inmates. I want to give it a try!"

Soon, the sinner Roy needed was brought over.

He specifically selected several heinous criminals, executed them, and then extracted their souls.

As it turned out, he actually discovered something new.

"This is... the holy name of the 'villain'!"

(End of this chapter)