Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 425 - 44: Gathering of Level 3 Wizards

In a daze, Richard felt as if he had returned to the space where he initially acquired his soul talent.

But this time, the dazzling Tree of Souls bore no fruit and had become dim and lightless.

However, quickly, the tree seemed to receive some form of nourishment; it suddenly brimmed with vitality and shone incredibly bright.

Under the radiant light of the Tree of Souls, Richard suddenly opened his eyes.

"Phew, how long have I slept?"

Richard sat up suddenly, touching his left arm. In his memory, this arm had disintegrated into ash because it had contacted the Fuel Ring.

But now, his arm was intact, or rather, his body was in excellent condition.

The activity level of his body’s cells was at its optimum state.

"Not long, just about ten years."

A voice came from behind Richard, and he turned to see Ulysses standing on Hog’s head, maneuvering Hog as they descended from the sky.

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Dirt and stones sprayed as they hit the ground.

Though Hog had slowed her descent, the massive inertia of her body still created a pit in the ground—over the years, Hog had grown quite a bit.

"Ten years? Why did the refinement take so long?"

Richard touched his face, his untrimmed beard now lush and dense.

Had ten years really passed in the blink of an eye?

Ulysses flew to Richard’s shoulder and replied, "Refining the rules took about a month. You’ve slept for ten years because you used a vast amount of Soul Essence.

To be honest, sleeping for ten years is relatively short. I wouldn’t have been surprised if you had slept for a century or two with such a sudden use of Soul Essence."

"...Ten years it is then."

Richard shook his head and brushed the untrimmed beard from his face, which fell off like autumn leaves in a breeze.

His consciousness entered the Spirit Space, and he saw a light yellow Light Ball floating above and below the Miracle Furnace.

With a thought from Richard, the Light Ball entered his body. The next instant, he felt a sharp pain, as if something had been ripped away.

The incomplete rules that had merged into his body were, at that moment, being "squeezed" out by the Radiation Rule.

Ulysses, perched on Richard’s shoulder, was quick to react, sweeping his wings and gathering these expelled rules into an ethereal small ball.

"What’s happening?"

Richard opened his eyes, expressing surprise and doubt.

Why were his rules running out on their own?

Could it be that the Radiation Rule was in such conflict with the other rules that they couldn’t coexist in one body?

"It’s normal. For a demigod like you, your body is already at its limit to accommodate a complete foundational rule. To hold multiple rules or to integrate these incomplete rules, you’d have to wait until you become a Great Wizard at least."

Richard was slightly startled: "Is that so?"

Ulysses gave him a look: "This kind of knowledge is common sense. You’re now almost at the doorstep of divinity; it’s time to look into the promotion ceremony for wizards."

"That’s true," Richard said thoughtfully as he nodded.

He stood up, and suddenly in his hands appeared a glowing green Radiation Aurora, followed by a pitch-black Fireball by his side.

Then Richard did something inconceivable—he fused the Radiation Aurora with the black Fireball!

Such direct spell fusion was taboo, even for a Shaping Wizard.

Each Magic Model of a spell is independent, and haphazardly mixing other energies into a spell usually means collapse, with hardly any second possibility.

But in Richard’s hands, the Radiation Aurora seamlessly blended with the black Fireball without any signs of failing.

Richard looked at the Fireball and mused, "Is this the marvel of a complete rule? No wonder Great Wizards are so formidable."

With that, he threw the Fireball into the sky.

Booming!

A loud bang resounded as the pitch-black Fireball burst in the air, turning into a gigantic black sphere with a diameter close to five meters.

Sensing the power of the Fireball, Ulysses couldn’t help but praise, "The effect is quite good. That thing must be at the Ten Thousand Energy Level."

"...Probably."

Richard watched the sky, a shock crossing his face.

He had expected the Heart of Annihilation, bolstered by the Radiation Rule, to be strong but had not anticipated that a complete rule could so powerfully enhance a spell.

He had merely tapped a little into the rule, and the Heart of Annihilation’s power had reached the Ten Thousand Energy Level.

If he were to fully reinforce it, reaching an Energy Level of fifty thousand would be no problem.

A spell of that level could even harm a World Master.

Richard exclaimed in admiration, "Complete rules... are indeed too powerful."

Hearing this, Ulysses laughed, "And you’re just getting started. Once you become proficient with the abilities the rules provide, among the demigods, you’ll be unbeatable.

If you delve deeper into developing your rules, even if you encounter some newly promoted native World Masters, you’ll have the power to fight."

"Although you are definitely not going to win, resisting for a short time shouldn’t be a problem."

Richard, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but picture himself, with his mortal body, opposing the power of the World Master.

"It’s better to get proficient first."

Richard swallowed hard, suppressing the excitement within him.

As awesome as it seemed for a mortal to contend with a Divine Wizard, challenging the World Master was certainly not a wise choice.

Ulysses nodded as well, "Indeed, aiming too high can be a bad thing."

With the help of a Holy Tree Elf, Richard took a bath and tidied up his appearance before leaving the Secret Realm.

The Wizard Tower was as it always had been. Under the effect of the Magic Array, not even dust had settled in the laboratory in a decade.

Richard looked at the laboratory’s Evolution Light Instrument and suddenly thought of something.

Now that his Mutated Rules had been pushed out by the Radiation Rule, does that mean he can no longer use the Mutated Rules to cultivate Enhanced Cells before he becomes a Great Wizard?

This was not good news.

Although the power of Rules was formidable, Richard had no intention of neglecting the training of his Physique.

A robust body could better unleash the power of Rules.

"This is a bit of a problem."

Richard rubbed his brow, deciding to visit the library at Garon Wizard Academy later to look for books about the stage of a Three Rings Wizard.

He vaguely remembered something from Alchemy about the possibility of imprinting Rules into Magic Equipment.

Since he had the Miracle Furnace, he could extract these Rules from the Magic Equipment without any loss.

Why not turn those scattered Rules into Rule Magic Equipment right now?

As Richard mulled over this, he took out his Communication Crystal Ball to check if anyone had contacted him in the past decade.

"Hmm? A gathering for Three Rings Wizards?"

There weren’t many messages in the Crystal Ball. Apart from Jolod’s report on the merchants’ association, Wuni’s record of the withdrawal of Magic Essence, the rest was just an invitation from Jimmy.

"Organized by the Tower of Truth, the aim is to facilitate exchanges among Three Rings Wizards and to select candidates for the Military Department."

Richard studied the three most important points in Jimmy’s message, his brows knitting with thought.

The event being organized by the Tower of Truth meant it was an official activity, with no issues there. The exchange among Three Rings Wizards suggested there would be some degree of combat involved.

Richard didn’t believe that a group of Three Rings Wizards would gather and only exchange words.

And the last point—the most important in the message.

The Military Department, also known as the Wizard World Exploration Department, was one of the departments directly under the True Council, on par with the Wizard World Legal Department and the Wizard World Resource Integration Department.

This department’s main duties were to explore Plane coordinates and to wage Plane Wars.

Yes, most of the department’s time was spent on interdimensional expeditions. The Wizards within were all War Wizards specialized in Plane Wars.

The worlds they opened up were all property of the True Council.

As the highest governing body of the Wizard World, it naturally couldn’t sustain itself with just that bit of tax revenue.

Most of the worlds opened by the Military Department were made accessible to the public. Ordinary Wizards just needed to pay a sum of Magic Essence to explore these worlds.

As for those that weren’t open to the public, either these worlds contained strategic resources, or they were so dangerous that ordinary Wizards had an almost certain death rate.

Or they were worlds coveted by Truth Wizards, marked as private property by them.

Yes, the worlds developed by the Military Department, theoretically speaking, could be claimed by any Truth Wizard at any time.

However, this sort of action required the decision of the True Council and unanimity among its five Wizards. By the time one reached the level of a Truth Wizard, even mid-sized worlds might not catch their interest.

So, such occurrences were rare.

"The Military Department..."

Richard stared at the message, remaining silent for a long time.

For a typical Three Rings Wizard, the Military Department was a good place to be, as it offered many rare resources and assistance, some of which were quite useful to Three Rings Wizards.

But to Richard, these things were of no use—he wasn’t lacking resources.

However, Richard remembered that the Great Wizard Trial was organized by the Military Department, and the battlefields for the trials were worlds where the department waged Plane Wars.

"Well, it’s worth the visit then."

Even though Richard had no intention of joining the Military Department, getting acquainted with Wizards who would join was still a good move.

Although the Great Wizard Trial was nominally selective, in practice, it operated on a qualification system.

As long as one could complete the tasks given by the Military Department, regardless of how many survived, they would be eligible for the promotion to Great Wizard.

Still, typically, the number of surviving Three Rings Wizards was less than planned, not more.

So, it wouldn’t hurt to be familiar with other Wizards—such connections could come in handy on the battlefield.

Deciding what to do next, Richard put the Crystal Ball back in his pocket and prepared to head to Garon Wizard Academy.

The message was sent four years ago, and according to its contents, the gathering for Three Rings Wizards was scheduled for thirty years in the future.

So he still had twenty-six years until the event began.

It was early yet, so he might as well devote some time to exploring how to create Rule Magic Equipment and to further develop the Radiation Rule.