Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 418 - 37: Trade

The end of the war caught many wizards off guard.

No one had anticipated that a war, expected to last indefinitely, would conclude in less than a decade.

Of the one million wizards who participated in this expedition, the White Wizard Army lost seventy thousand, while the Black Wizards lost nearly fifty thousand.

The brutality of the underground battlefield far surpassed that of the surface.

Yet, this loss, compared to a normal expedition, was still considered minimal.

For the vast majority of wizards, this was a fortunate outcome.

Few wizards were willing to risk their lives battling the tree beings.

Post-war operations were swiftly organized under the direction of Garon the Great Wizard and commenced in an orderly fashion.

The first issue addressed was the planning of the frontier zones. The existing Wizard Exploration Zones remained unchanged, but there was no need to continue expanding into the uncultivated wilds.

Before the Teleportation Gate opened, the White Wizard Army’s task was to repair and maintain the Wizard Exploration Zones.

Garon the Great Wizard generously approved the requests from some wizards to explore the barbaric lands, provided they didn’t stir up significant trouble.

Next came the issue of repairs to the Floating City. Garon the Great Wizard had no solution for the damages it had suffered.

He also lacked the blueprints for the Floating City Power Furnace. Comprehensive repairs would have to wait until the repair personnel from the Tower of Truth returned after the Teleportation Gate opened.

However, before that time, some minor issues with the Floating City still needed to be fixed by the expeditionary wizards.

This task would be assigned in the form of missions, with wizards receiving varying amounts of rewards upon completion.

The final issue was that of rewarding achievements.

In the last battle, although the White Wizard Army faced setbacks, their contribution was undeniable.

Several wizards within the Netherfire Army who made outstanding contributions during the war were nominated. Although these wizards couldn’t turn the tide entirely, they played crucial roles in several local battles.

The grand ceremony and generous material rewards were extended to them by Garon the Great Wizard.

Then came the problem with Richard.

...

"Wow, you’ve really found something incredible, haven’t you?" Garon the Great Wizard remarked as he looked at the Star Realm Fortress not far away, unable to help but marvel.

If the Floating City was the crystallization of alchemy machinery, the fortress before them could almost be called a miracle.

"If those old alchemy machine researchers saw this, they’d likely be green with envy."

"Haha, I think so too," Richard chuckled. "The first time I saw this thing, all I could think about was moving it into the Secret Realm."

"Why didn’t you move it then?" Garon the Great Wizard joked upon hearing this.

Richard spread his hands in a helpless gesture: "It’s so massive; how could I possibly move it?"

"That makes sense," Garon the Great Wizard realized.

Having been a Great Wizard for so long, he had grown accustomed to judging things by the standards of a Great Wizard.

For a Great Wizard, moving the Star Realm Fortress was merely a bit troubling. But for a Three Rings Wizard like Richard, moving it was hardly easier than moving mountains.

"Alright," patted Richard on the shoulder, Garon the Great Wizard said cheerfully, "You were the hero of this war. I’ll make you a promise—the research findings I get from this thing, you can use them.

You can teach them to students as well, but you can’t sell them."

Richard nodded repeatedly: "Of course."

The two walked into the Floating City.

Garon the Great Wizard looked at the Radiation Aurora within the fissure, a flash of surprise crossing his face.

He took a step and, in the next instant, they appeared above the Power Furnace.

Looking down at the Fuel Ring below, Garon the Great Wizard’s eyes brightened.

"This is excellent; who would have thought the Lost Ones could utilize the rules to this extent? Impressive, truly impressive."

Seeing his interest piqued, Richard timely played along: "Headmaster, what’s so special about this then?

Isn’t this just a power furnace driven by energy radiation as its energy source?"

Garon the Great Wizard smiled warmly: "Now that you’re also a Three Rings Wizard, you can’t just look at things at their surface.

I’m not an Alchemy Wizard, so I don’t have much opinion on the structure of this Power Furnace. But as a Great Wizard, I can tell you, this fuel is quite remarkable.

You see the Fuel Ring emitting radiation, but you didn’t perceive what lies behind its emission of energy radiation."

Saying this, Garon the Great Wizard casually picked up a piece of Black Stone that had fallen off the Fuel Ring.

"This material may exist in the Star Realm, but I can assure you, the piece we see here is definitely synthetically created by the Lost Ones.

They’ve inscribed a complete basic rule onto the material, thus using it to drive the Power Furnace."

Although Richard already knew the secret of the Fuel Ring, he still made a suitably surprised expression upon hearing this.

"A complete basic rule? Are the Lost Ones really that powerful?"

The so-called basic rules, as discovered by wizards, are an extremely simple and pure set of rules. Specifically, no matter how they are split, their rule fragments only differ from the complete rules in terms of the strength of the effect.

Just like the basic Fire Element Rule, no matter how you break it, its effect remains the control of fire elements.

And those non-fundamental rules, due to the fragmentation of rules, would manifest different effects. For example, if Annihilation Flame were to become a rule, upon its fragmentation, the effects of the fragments could either be to control flames or shadows, or even to absorb energy, etc.

These fundamental rules are the cornerstones of the Rule Body; any Rule Body is extended outward from a fundamental rule.

Garon the Great Wizard spoke with a hint of sigh, "Yes, they were indeed powerful.

But unfortunately, they still disappeared. They didn’t even leave a name behind, only a title known as ’Supreme.’"

After saying this, he shook his head slightly, sighed, and then returned to the Floating City with Richard.

Outside the Floating City, a much-recovered Jimmy was directing wizards to build the Duel Arena.

The resources in this world were extremely scarce, presumably stripped away by the pioneers before they had turned it into a fortress world.

Although the world itself had regenerated some resources over the years, these were barely sufficient.

Wizard commissions, coupled with the damage to the Floating City and the massive amount of Magic Essence used by Garon the Great Wizard in his final strike, made this planar expedition a substantial loss.

After all, the World Tree couldn’t exactly be sold in exchange for Magic Essence.

Therefore, Jimmy turned his attention to various biological weapons that existed in this world.

These biological weapons had formidable combat capabilities, making them suitable for use in the Duel Arena to train the wizards from the academy, which was a good choice.

According to Jimmy’s plans, he intended to establish ten Duel Arenas within the existing Wizard Control Zone, placing various levels of difficulty biological weapons and Magic Beasts within.

He planned to turn this world into a training world for the Garon Wizard College.

"Jimmy."

The voice from behind startled Jimmy; turning around, he saw Richard and Garon the Great Wizard standing behind him unexpectedly.

"Principal, how did you get back so soon?" Jimmy asked perplexedly, "Wasn’t Richard taking you to see the Lost Relics?"

"We’ve already seen them," Garon the Great Wizard replied with a smile.

He walked over to Jimmy, pinched his arm,

"You’re recovering well. Once the Teleportation Gate is opened, you’d better soak in the Life Spring in the world of hot springs; it’ll be good for your recovery."

With that, the figure of Garon the Great Wizard suddenly disappeared.

Jimmy turned to look at Richard.

"Richard, you’re back at just the right time. I’d like to discuss a trade with you about your batch of Armed Puppets."

...

Command Tower, Jimmy’s office.

Jimmy sat behind the desk, speaking amicably, "I want to represent the academy in purchasing that massive Floating Cannon Mother Body and those Spider-shaped Crystal Puppets from you."

At the desk, Richard’s expression remained composed. He had been mentally prepared for Jimmy’s purchase request.

After all, such a large batch of Pioneer Weapons, held by a single wizard, was simply too conspicuous and wasteful.

After the breakout battle, Richard still had eight hundred twenty-one Spider-shaped Armed Puppets and thirty-five thousand Floating Cannons, and the Floating Mother Body was completely unscathed.

These weapons alone could easily match the combat power of ten ten-thousand-man groups of White Wizards.

Even according to the rules of Plane War, where Richard was supposed to hand over a third, the remaining weapons were still immensely valuable.

"So what price do you have in mind, Master?"

Richard sat up straight, a slight business-like smile on his face.

Since it was a trade discussion, relationships and emotions had to be set aside as benefits were prioritized.

"To be honest, I’m not sure what price to offer," Jimmy said, rubbing his head with some difficulty. "The value of your weapons is too high, and I’m not sure what to offer in exchange right now."

Jimmy knew that Richard was not lacking in Magic Essence, which also meant he wasn’t lacking in resources.

Therefore, he needed to offer something that couldn’t be obtained with Magic Essence in exchange, such as knowledge, promises, favors, or even some treasures that wouldn’t appear on the open market.

But the value of these things was hard to measure; the two parties might have vastly different views on the value of a particular item.

"So I’m going to ask you, do you have something that you can’t complete with your own power for the time being?"

Jimmy, backed by resources from Garon the Great Wizard, controlled resources that could be described as terrifying; many tasks impossible for ordinary wizards were not a challenge for him.

Richard pondered for a moment before speaking, "Speaking of which... I do have one.

I have a very good alchemy material in my hands, and I plan to make it into a Magic Wand. But