Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 831 Advance Force (4-in-1)

"Is this the Sionians' spaceship?"

This level of warship appears to be one of the main warships on the front lines. Its overall strength is around level three. By technological standards, it has entered the interstellar travel era; it's an aircraft carrier!

Just as the Sions had guessed, it was Roy who was now attacking them.

His true form wanders around the world of Wolf, like a ghost, silently guarding the campfire burning in the empty fields.

Sensing the approaching foreign object, it immediately gave chase and launched a covert attack.

Just as the Cions knew a little about him, he also knew that these men were members of the "Mentem Legion".

That was a powerful political entity within the Cions Federation. It seemed to have used a method of consciousness uploading to connect the spirits of hundreds of millions of its citizens together, then merged them into a will similar to artificial intelligence, endowing them with divinity.

The "Mentem" that came into being are their gods, as well as their nation and civilization.

In a sense, this has already entered the realm of creating gods, which is similar to the artificial gods he himself created.

Roy was also quite interested in this and wondered if he could capture it and study it carefully.

However, in the short term, it is impossible for him to make contact with the "Mentem" entity. He can only start by targeting these individual citizens who are extensions of his will.

The Shadow Fiend King's mental power far exceeded the warship's defense level, so soon, not only outside the warship, but also inside, monsters resembling black shadows appeared.

Giant, octopus-like tentacles extended inward along the passage, causing continuous destruction.

The lights along the way seemed to be shrouded in deep smoke, forming a region similar to the Nehebur fog.

"what!"

A moment later, all the screams stopped abruptly.

The golden figure that Roy had conjured was slightly taken aback, revealing a hint of doubt.

"I hadn't even used my full strength, how come they're all dead?"

But soon, she realized what was happening.

"No, it doesn't seem to be dead, but rather the signal has been interrupted!"

All citizens of the Cions Federation are sharing a cloud-based deification technology.

Their souls and consciousness are protected within the 'final fortress' of their home planet.

That place was nicknamed the 'Doomsday Fortress,' and all the individuals active outside were, strictly speaking, bio-technologically engineered clones.

They have achieved a degree of universal immortality, as if protected by a true god, and entered a society that is a heavenly kingdom on earth!

Although there seem to be some loopholes in this, even the true gods will eventually perish and cannot maintain the existence of heaven forever.

But this still gave the people of Cions fearless courage.

As long as the enemy cannot reach their homeland, they can continuously produce expeditionary forces and conduct remote-controlled battles through advanced technologies such as quantum communication.

And if they fail, the worst they'll suffer is the loss of a main battleship-level spaceship, like they are now.

Without the interference of life energy, Roy's Eye of Hermes enveloped it, and he quickly obtained the complete information.

"Chyons Battleship Satellite Class (Tier III)..."

"Configure spatial teleportation, basic space travel, quantum communication, soul linking, mechanical battle groups..."

"Beep...beep beep beep!"

Just then, a dense barrage of warning sounds suddenly rang out.

Inside the warship, seemingly due to the loss of the connection to the souls of the Sions, instruments began to self-destruct, and the AI ​​began to destroy data.

All the spaceships, weapons, and equipment inside the ship entered self-destruct mode.

Roy reacted quickly and forcibly cast "Level 4 Activation Technique"!
At this point, after his advancement, he had successfully inscribed the witchcraft he had mastered into his soul, making it a natural witchcraft that was reflected in his star chart.

The use of such witchcraft is entirely voluntary, possessing super magical feats such as instantaneous and silent casting.

The only thing missing is that what just happened was the Shadow Fiend King's level 4 avatar, not the original spirit that carried the "Animation" spell.

Thanks to timely intervention, self-destruction was successfully prevented, and many pieces of equipment were saved.

"It's still quite damaged..."

Roy, however, was somewhat dissatisfied, and even the golden figure that appeared in the air frowned.

But since things have come to this, something is better than nothing.

He could only make a silent decision.

"Next time, we need to come up with a foolproof plan and try to capture intact warships as research subjects."

Moments later, a black shadow completely enveloped the satellite-class warship, which had fallen into utter silence.

Ripples spread through the void.

Like a black hole appearing out of nowhere, a huge black vortex swallowed it whole.

……

Boom!

Rumble!
After a while.

Wolf World, on the plains.

A massive spaceship slowly landed, making a deafening roar as it touched down.

However, during this period, powerful magical energy acted upon him, serving as a buffer.

Although Roy could not descend in his true form, he was able to successfully project a considerable amount of his spirit due to his identity as a "prophet".

The holy name "Saint Sotaire," which he received in the last world, also demonstrated its powerful effects.

Therefore, the enormous figure appeared like a divine manifestation, projected onto the backdrop of the sky.

He controls the stars, as if he could pluck the sun and moon from the sky at any moment.

Not to mention, a mere spaceship.

After putting everything away, Roy's spirit enveloped the entire warship, giving it a thorough inspection inside and out.

"More than 75% of the devices and equipment..."

All of them were damaged, and various documents were missing.

It seems my [Repair Expert] talent, along with [Reverse Engineering], [Lucky Charm], [Triple Greatness], [Mechanical Life], [Alchemy Intuition], and so on, will all have their uses..."

Although the other party's self-destructive behavior was wise and timely.

In most cases, it can be considered effective.

But Roy couldn't help but laugh when he thought about how many ways he happened to have to deal with things.

Do you really think self-destruction can stop me?
However, very quickly, the expression on the face of the golden figure, which was barely visible to the naked eye in the void, froze instantly.

He discovered a glimmer of golden light at the damaged core of the main brain inside.

"Quantum Communication Instrument (Level 4)..."

Quality: 45
A concealed scientific quantum communication device, capable of long-distance communication without being detected, could become a remotely controlled spy agency.

"Good heavens, what goes around comes around!"

Previously, when I attacked Fran Star, I used the "Trojan Horse" strategy, which involved using a Trojan horse to launch a divine abomination statue to breach the difficult and sturdy fortress.

Times have changed, and he himself has become a target.

I've actually been tricked!

******
"Fortunately, I have the Eye of Hermes, which can appraise items..."

Otherwise, we might have suffered this loss.

However, the thought of destroying it only flashed through Roy's mind for a moment before he quickly changed his mind.

"Keep this, it might come in handy."

For example, turning the tables on them!

Next, Roy conducted a more thorough and detailed inspection of the entire warship.

Sure enough, there are many similar spy devices.

Some of these things are in the open and can be discovered by ordinary people, while others are hidden in the shadows and require a certain level of engineering technology and expertise to find.

True and false, false and true.

There are more than 100 locations in total.

However, judging from their respective qualities, everything was done to conceal the existence of the level 4 communication device with a quality of 45.

Don't be fooled by the fact that you can see through this thing at a glance, and it may seem like it has no effect. In fact, it is hidden extremely cleverly.

It is almost perfectly integrated into the computing unit of the main brain.

As long as you still think about making use of waste and trying to repair it, you may get infected.

Moreover, this thing does not emit signals to the outside world, and to some extent, it can even resist magical powers such as "divination".

Unfortunately, it's impossible to defend against a primal talent like the Eye of Hermes.

In the blink of an eye, Roy's mental energy pierced the physical entity, completely eliminating more than 100 discovered spy devices, as well as potential threats such as formations and wiring.

However, Roy deliberately left five vulnerabilities, which, together with the quantum communication device in the main brain core, make a total of six.

He plans to gradually "discover" and demolish the remaining structures, eventually leaving only the last one.

……

"That's basically the situation. I just captured a Sionian warship."

Just as the main body was processing the captured items.

Inside the Nehebur Wizard Tower.

The golden dragon summoned Atedia, Freya, Nisha, and others, and briefly explained what had just happened.

"The Sions' warships!"

"The tower spirit didn't give any warning?"

Everyone was shocked.

The Arcane Empire's early warning capabilities are actually quite good.

However, for various reasons, Roy and the others failed to establish an effective early warning mechanism. Fortunately, their main bodies were hidden in the surrounding starry sky, replacing those things.

Roy said, "I'll deal with that later. Now, let's talk about something else."

"what's up?"

Everyone asked curiously.

Roy said, "I checked their mission logs, and it seems that an action team has been dispatched to make use of the Abyss Demons."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression turned serious.

"They actually sneaked in!"

Roy said, "Small groups of enemies are impossible to guard against. Even I wouldn't be able to detect them completely."

Those people weren't a threat to begin with, but then, this world was invaded by demons.

This is something we must guard against, so we should try our best to find and resolve it.

Everyone: "Yes!"

After making those arrangements, Roy turned back to continue processing the captured warships.

It was only then that he learned that the spherical spaceship was named "Faretor," and was the flagship of the "Mentum Legion," number 215, which was mainly responsible for special operations missions such as intelligence gathering and advance landings.

Although it is essentially a capital warship, its overall strength is not great.

In particular, the energy shield designed to protect against attacks from powerful individuals can only be activated up to a little over 10,000 degrees Celsius.

This is due to limitations such as the airborne energy furnace and the overall design.

However, it's only when facing oneself that one behaves so poorly.

If he were to encounter Orgrimmar, or any other high-ranking wizard, he could fight them and their legions to a standstill.

The Nehebul Wizard Tower, which he controls, has the capability to conduct combat operations in outer space.

However, the personnel under his command, as well as the overall configuration and combat training, have not developed in that direction.

That's not something the wizarding civilization excels at.

After much deliberation, Roy decided to use his own spirit to construct a massive alchemical magic circle on the earth.

Following closely behind, several of the [Mechanical Life]'s innate abilities were unleashed.

The "Spark," the flame that imbues flesh and machines with the soul of creation, increases the corresponding ability level by 2 when performing related operations...

Suddenly, eerie, will-o'-the-wisps-like soul energy began to appear in those broken machines.

Inside the once lifeless spherical warship, one machine after another lit up.

……

More than two months later, near the end of the year.

In the central control room of the Faretol.

Roy's projected avatar stood in the hexagonal hall, shaped like a honeycomb, his hands outstretched, unleashing his innate ability towards a torch-shaped platform in front of him.

"Witchcraft: Healing Spell!"

With the [Repair Expert] talent activated, combined with the probability multiplication effect of [Triple Greatness] and the super-powerful skill bonus of [Alchemy Godhood], the game progresses smoothly.

A seemingly ordinary ball of energy landed on that "torch platform".

In an instant, a dazzling array of colors appeared.

A ball of light, resembling a spherical lightning bolt but displaying seven colors, slowly rose up.

"The Faletol is at your service, Your Excellency Commander!"

"Great, it seems the formatting was successful!"

Roy watched this scene with a satisfied smile on his semi-transparent figure.

He not only repaired the warship's artificial intelligence, but also used his witchcraft to give it a virtual personality with alchemical life.

This is not just ordinary artificial intelligence; it utilizes the divine power possessed by the Alchemy Godhead and the "Spark" of the soul fire of the Mechanical Lifeform!
It can be said that the Faretol at this moment has truly been "reborn" in a certain sense.

It's like being resurrected through a body, but it's not the resurrection of an ordinary life form; rather, it's the "rebirth" of a [mechanical life form].

"You will be responsible for the subsequent repairs. I entrust you with the full authority to establish a settlement on this planet and to launch military operations."

"As you wish, Commander!"
Existing airborne arsenals, energy furnaces, and material warehouses are available for use, and are beginning to consume energy and resources for readjustment.

With the response from the mainframe of the Faletor, some exploration machines that resembled winged angels but were actually humanoid robots with built-in anti-gravity levitation devices were released and slowly began their operations by floating.

It is the explorer of the landing force, and also an operational unit that combines mining, construction and other functions.

Although it is only at level zero, it has extremely important significance.

Many bases that landed in the new world were built step by step by these exploration machines.

Their working method is also quite peculiar; they float in the air in a statue-like manner, remaining motionless.

Then, through the invisible workings of the mind, various materials and minerals seemed to be moved by telekinesis.

******
"This feeling is somewhat like my mental projection, and also like spells such as 'Mage's Hand,' 'Shadow Tentacle,' and 'Invisible Servant'!" Roy observed for a while with curiosity and felt that the anti-gravity device and this invisible force field generator were worth learning from.

If it could be applied to one's own alchemy, it would certainly be a great product.

However, just as I felt before, spell models such as "Mage's Hand" are present.

The magic side has many similar, or even better, methods to achieve similar functions.

This is indeed a case of different paths leading to the same destination.

There wasn't anything particularly unusual about it.

Roy felt that the technology side's greatest strength, and also its greatest threat, lay in the various applications of information technology and industrialization.

really.

Within days of him commissioning the Faretor's mastermind to establish a base near the ship, a small, alien-style town was built.

Energy crystal tower, forging furnace, armory, photon cannon defense tower...

This civilization already possessed the energy technology to insert probes into the earth's vein hubs and directly extract and utilize the earth's energy.

At the same time, the utilization of various metallic elements is also exceptionally advanced.

They actually used the power of the Protoss to directly forge the base guards into a single unit, mass-producing them like incubating flesh and blood.

Self-propelled photon cannons shaped like giant crabs, humanoid electric gunners, shuttle-shaped patrolmen, shipborne drones, and so on.

In an instant, they were produced on the spot in an endless stream.

Even from an alchemical perspective, most of these units possess combat power levels between level zero and level one.

Most of them lack magical defense and are easily hit by various spells, but their physical armor is formidable, making them a nightmare for combat-oriented classes.

Especially since there are so many of them, even if you manage to destroy some, they can be replenished immediately and continuously.

A Tier 3 warship, deployed to a Tier 3 base, is sufficient to maintain a standing army of millions, along with a corresponding rapid replenishment capability.

If we include the small machines and purely consumable items used in suicide attacks, the cost would easily reach hundreds of millions, entirely dependent on the planet's mineral resources and the needs of war.

Moreover, these are all unmanned machines, devoid of any fighting spirit, possessing eternal morale and fearlessness, making them even more terrifying than the Undead Scourge or the Zerg.

However, now that Roy is a great wizard, he has come to realize more deeply what it means that in the face of absolute power, quantity is meaningless.

These skills can only sweep through the zero and first levels at best; they would have some difficulty even encountering second-level experts.

Only advanced troops and various rare and powerful combat units are worth using.

Therefore, those are the things that Roy truly cares about.

Among the more valuable items are the warships' escort vessels, large war golems similar to arcane police, universal energy generators for various units, plasma cannons, room-temperature superconducting materials, neural link interfaces, and so on.

Nevertheless, he meticulously used reverse engineering to completely replicate and store the entire product.

Regardless of size, we'll include other categories as well.

The Book of Alchemy was thus expanded with many new pages, greatly enriching its content.

This is what he said to Freya.

"I may not necessarily use many things in the scientific field, but I still need to keep a good stock of them."

If there is an opportunity in the future, it can be replicated using alchemy to achieve the same application.

Everyone under my command can also exchange their resources and choose a direction they are interested in and capable of developing.

Freya asked, "Just like a mage has arcane magic, what new magic will a wizard have soon?"

“That’s right,” Roy said with a smile. “How could such a coincidence happen?”

It's simply a masterpiece of nature!

"By the way, do the Sionians have any technological achievements that enhance the spirit or the essence of life?"

Freya remembered something and asked a question.

Although the wizarding side also has its own mature systems.

But as we all know, multiple choices mean multiple paths.

Sometimes, material availability or other conditions also limit these choices.

Who knows, what might have seemed like a useless reserve could suddenly become a hot commodity.

"In the field of science and technology, there is no shortage of achievements in biological modification, such as the enhancement of our wizards' bodies."

But this is more reflected in the blueprint of the genetic sequence, similar to the witchcraft of bloodline inheritance.

Roy replied.

"So, the focus is on ethnicity?"

"good."

"Then it seems it won't be of much use."

"That's not necessarily true."

"why?"

"Because they don't focus on direct combat capabilities, unless it's a biological weapon..."

The truly useful achievements are in the field of life and health, specifically in medical technologies that extend lifespan.

The technological world also places great emphasis on improving the genes of ethnic groups and increasing lifespan.

There are always some powerful and wealthy people who want to live forever, and to some extent, they have already achieved that.

We wizards emphasize individual breakthroughs; once we succeed, we don't care about anything else, and as a result, our research doesn't go that deep.

After hearing Roy's explanation, Freya nodded in understanding.

"That seems like a valuable lesson to learn from!"

"I don't have the time to study them all one by one, and I've already mastered enough results of body modification in the past, so I'll leave it to other interested people."

"Let Celine arrange the exchange of results; the required wizard coins can be appropriately reduced to attract more apprentices..."

After Roy finished speaking, he made the arrangements.

……

Over the next few months, the base continued to expand, developing more ground buildings and combat units in a "landing mode".

Meanwhile, the situation on the other side seems to be very unfavorable.

Artedia and the others reported that they had not found the Cions who had been sent down earlier.

With their advanced communication technology, they learned of the situation long before their attack on the warships and hid themselves, waiting for the right opportunity.

Wolf's world is so vast, with expansive forests and lands, a mixture of various scents. Even if one were to search personally, it would be time-consuming and laborious, and there's no guarantee of finding it.

Therefore, the only option is to continue monitoring all parties while maintaining a tight internal presence and a loose external stance.

During this time, Roy also made special use of technological advancements to improve his reconnaissance puppet, God Scout Zophiel, further enhancing its search capabilities.

At this moment, Akenin suddenly contacted him, bringing a warning from the league.

"The Cions Federation, the Mentem Legion has dispatched a fleet toward Wolf."

The flagship of that fleet was a planetary warship of the Space Fortress class, a peak-level creation of the fourth tier.

The fleet also includes 12 satellite-class warships and over 300 second-class frigates!

Roy felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.

What was bound to happen has finally arrived.

******
Because it is in a neighboring galaxy, the time for space travel is measured in years and months, and the enemy's main force will not be able to reach the battlefield in a short period of time.

However, since this place has been chosen as the target, an attack is inevitable.

Roy immediately began preparations for this.

The Tofaletor base is one such force, and can be classified as a legion unit to reinforce the western wasteland defenses.

The werewolves held fast to their settlements on the eastern plateau, led by the Homo tribe, and integrated into an indigenous army as the main force of resistance.

Then there's the Araghi Legion and the Nehbur Legion, which I brought over using the Mage Tower as a cross-dimensional teleportation array. They've already streamlined their forces, leaving behind only the elite warriors.

Just as they were about to activate the teleportation array, they were continuously summoning troops to provide support.

The newly formed legion in the Nomen world serves as the general reserve force.

As for Orgrimmar, he has already been sent to the Marleyan world, so he is not in the plans for the time being.

Roy had never fought against enemies in a technologically advanced world before, so he couldn't judge whether these deployments would be effective in the short term.

However, with the support of the alliance and access to intelligence, he quickly gathered his legion commanders to discuss and make a prediction.

Tarling Celine projected a scene of enemy battles into the air using holographic projection.

"So that's how it is. The attack was launched from outer space?"

"Space fighters, hypersonic missiles, satellite weapons..."

"If necessary, release the virus!"

The scene depicts the wizards' past encounters with enemy forces.

There was no direct contact at all; all that could be seen was a sky full of fighter jets flying overhead, missiles whistling down, and one small sun after another rising, illuminating the world as if it were daytime.

Then, the ground was covered with mushrooms, like fertile soil in a mountain forest after the rain.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

Only then did I realize that in the high-tech world, battles are often launched from beyond visual range.

The closest distance is outside the atmosphere, where hypersonic strikes are launched directly by aircraft or missiles propelled by various chemical kinetic energies.

Mastering nuclear weapons is basic operation!
A more sophisticated approach would be to block off the sky, deploy a parasol, or establish a space station or other outer space base.

It directly and extensively altered the climate of the indigenous world, causing global cooling and ushering in an unusual ice age within a few years.

Then, using the frigid low temperatures as the battlefield environment, they launched their attack.

In such a world, those with less advanced technology would face all sorts of troubles, and the energy expenditure required for fuel, sustaining life, and so on would increase dramatically.

However, they can stand outside the celestial dome, continuously generating electricity, and even collecting celestial primordial energy and extracting the vacuum power of the ether.

However, this method can only be used to bully less developed countries.

Our side has the Nehebul Wizard Tower to deal with this, as well as Roy himself, the Shadow Fiend King, and even the Elf Queen, each with their own magic.

The truly brutal and intense battles were the amphibious landing operations.

When aliens attack an indigenous world, their ultimate goal is still conquest.

If they hadn't come to conquer this territory, they wouldn't have had a direct conflict with the wizards.

This also relates to the security of other planets and resource sites.

Only by eliminating the wizards' stronghold here can they safely develop mining operations in the nearby asteroid belt.

Therefore, Roy judged that the main battlefield was still within the atmosphere.

"We must cripple their production capacity as much as possible..."

In a sense, the mechanical legions are immortal and reproduce at an extremely fast rate.

Because it is not picky about 'food', all kinds of minerals can be transformed into resources.

However, this primarily relies on local resources; long-distance delivery is not cost-effective.

Everyone agreed.

"Indeed."

"Aside from the abyssal demons born of nature, there really isn't any race that fights without regard to cost or consumption."

"Alien spacecraft also carry a lot of equipment for production and construction, which requires relying on local resources to produce a continuous supply of troops."

"We're not some backward natives. It won't be that easy for us to swallow them whole with the small force on our spaceship!"

The subsequent preparations will focus on this kind of mobilization.

However, before the main enemy force arrived, an unexpected advance team appeared first.

More than a year after Roy learned that the enemy was about to arrive on the battlefield, Tarling Celine suddenly issued a warning.

"Unidentified unit detected..."

Roy suddenly awoke, his powerful spirit surging through the surface of the Wolf world like an electric current.

Above the vast planet, invisible spiritual threads intertwine, forming a "Net of Ten Thousand Spirits" that resembles a net covering the heavens and the earth.

This is a kind of shackle imposed on the local world, apart from the atmosphere.

It is also a form of protection.

Protecting the shamans' "property" ensures that the souls of the natives will not easily escape.

However, at this moment, an unusual energy was easily passing through the mesh of the "Net of All Spirits" and rapidly heading towards the earth below.

Pengyu Angel's Eye swiftly projected its mental energy, locking onto it tightly.

Soon, the other party's true appearance was revealed.

It turned out to be a pale white sphere, about the size of a millstone and two or three feet in diameter.

It looks like a ball lightning bolt overall. Although it doesn't move at the speed of light, it still has extreme data that far surpasses any previously seen spacecraft.

In the blink of an eye, the ball lightning traversed most of the continent, streaking across the planet's surface at an incredible speed.

"What is this?"

Inside the central command room of the Nehebur Wizard Tower, Roy and Nisha were greatly astonished.

Soon, the ball lightning arrived above a legion's base.

That was the world of Araghi, a subordinate of Kairador.

They were unaware of the approaching danger until the Wizard Tower issued a warning, at which point the base went on high alert and entered a state of combat readiness.

However, soon, a "thunderstorm" swept in, and blazing lightning bolts struck down one after another, causing chaos in the encampment.

"Damn..."

"Where is the enemy?"

"It feels like we're high in the sky!"

"Quickly, launch a counterattack!"

This was not a battle that wizards were good at at all. Several wizards guarding the outpost were not strong enough, either physically or mentally, to reach the enemy.

Left with no other choice, they had to rely on the "Eye of Power" to project from a distance.

This is a 9th-level spell from a mage, based on the "Arcane Eye" model, created in the form of a mana storage device as a medium for casting.

Sure enough, with the help of this device seized from the wizard, the guardian wizard quickly launched a counterattack.

But almost all the spells passed through it, posing no threat whatsoever to the ball lightning.

Moments later, thunder roared and relentlessly blasted away the wizards who had launched a counterattack.

The entire encampment was in ruins, with the vast majority of people perishing under the energy bombardment of lightning.

(End of this chapter)