Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

After President Abalo passed away, the Nine Star Chamber of Commerce officially entered the Bob era.

And the time had come to fulfill his agreement with Richard.

In Bob's office, or rather, the President's office, Bob sat behind the desk with a cigar in his hand, smiling fully at Richard.

"Don't worry, brother Richard, all of the Nine Star Chamber of Commerce's sales channels will list your ink for sale.

And we won't charge you any channel fees at all.

As long as I'm president, any product from your Chamber will enjoy this treatment."

To the left front of Bob, Richard was sitting on a couch, fiddling with a floral-patterned metal polyhedron in his hand.

Beside him, the immense Iron Giant stood still as a statue.

Richard sat up straight, smiling at Bob: "That's great, brother Bob. You're a man of your word. However, there is another matter for which I need your assistance."

"What is it?"

Richard pulled a sheepskin scroll from his pocket and handed it to Bob.

Bob opened it and, somewhat astonished, looked up:

"So many alchemy materials. At a glance, gathering all these would cost you at least a hundred thousand Magic Essence.

You haven't got the wrong list, have you?"

Richard sighed slightly: "No matter how much Magic Essence, it has to be spent!

Our Academy is about to fight an academy war; without ample preparations, it won't matter how much Magic Essence you have if you die."

Hearing about the academy war, Bob immediately understood why Richard was willing to spend so freely.

Bob solemnly said: "Take good care of yourself, brother. I will gather these items for you as quickly as possible. If you are short on money, you can take your time paying."

Bob's words warmed Richard's heart, and he smiled,

"Don't worry, I definitely have enough money."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Richard excused himself and left.

Bob had just become the president, and there were many aspects of the Chamber's business he needed to become acquainted with.

Richard couldn't be of much help with those things.

He sent Makar back to the Secret Realm and once again took the express airship back to the Tower of Truth.

Upon returning to the Tower of Truth, Richard hung a "Experiment in Progress" sign on his Wizard Tower's door and then dove into the laboratory.

...

"It's incredible, just unbelievable."

Richard expressed his amazement sincerely as he looked at the Star Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace on the experiment table.

Because the impact of this power furnace on Richard was simply too great.

The Star Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace could produce energy equivalent to one standard Magic Stone every minute, which sounded ordinary enough.

But what if this function was nearly eternal?

According to Ulysses, as far as he remembered, except for damage caused by external impacts, no power furnace had ever had an issue with its operation.

In the Gods Civilization, such a power furnace could practically serve as a perpetual motion machine.

Next was its casing. Since the Star Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace tended to only have issues due to external interference, the Ghost Craftsman Forging Skill artisans who created them had put considerable effort into its casing.

The casing of the power furnace in Richard's hands, under Ulysses' testing, could withstand Elemental Attacks of almost Ten Thousand Energy Level, and up to five thousand Energy Level in physical attacks.

Moreover, according to Ulysses, this was considered an average performer.

If it were the work of a Master, the casing's defensive capability could increase several times over.

After testing the data, Richard took off his gloves and touched the Star Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace barehanded.

In the next moment, the Miracle Furnace provided information.

[Raw Material: Small-Scale Star Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace]

[Refinable Information: Star Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace Blueprint]

[Refinement Cost: 230 spiritual power]

[Refinable Skill: Ghost Craftsman Forging Skill (incomplete)]

[Refinement Cost: 130 spiritual power]

[Refinable Rule: Deceit Rule]

[Refinement Cost: 20 Soul Power]

"Indeed, there are rules mingled within."

Seeing the information from the Miracle Furnace, Richard was not surprised.

According to Ulysses, over the years, the Star Vengeful Ghost Power Furnaces had only been produced by the Deceit Master Realm. And after all these years since their appearance, not even a replica had emerged on the market.

This highlighted that the technology required to produce the power furnace was incredibly sophisticated, and the materials needed were extremely rare, beyond the reach of ordinary people and even some World Masters.

Incorporating special rules was a logical conclusion.

The Deceitful Great World was one of the few worlds inside the Gods Civilization without Divine presence. It maintained a cooperative relationship with the Gods Civilization.

Those age-old Ghost Craftsmans were as old as the heavens, with the eldest among them even having witnessed the civilizations of the previous cycles of world clusters.

It was indeed not a wise decision to be enemies with them.

And according to their agreement with the Gods Civilization, no Divine being was allowed to enter the Deceitful Great World in any form, whether it be their actual body, incarnations, or any other guise.

Without access to the internal workings of the Deceitful Great World, learning about the Deceit Rule became impossible, and thus replica production was not feasible.

However, for Richard, this wasn't particularly bad news.

A Wizard's yearning for knowledge was as great as a person's need for air.

Regardless of the type, a Wizard would accept all knowledge.

Moreover, Wizards were most adept at learning abilities from others and then modifying them to fit into their own power systems.

If he could adapt Pioneer technology, why not a power furnace technology that hadn't seen updates for who knows how many years?

"Since I can't refine it for the time being, I might as well install it in my Armor."

There was no use for it in his hands; better to directly place it into the Single Soldier Armor to boost Combat Skills.

Richard opened a rift into the Secret Realm, and on the other side, Makar was wrapped in a leather skirt, wielding a Chain Saw Sword, continuously battling imagined foes in his mind.

The Mechanic Type One Single Soldier Armor had undoubtedly given him a tremendous boost in strength, but this increase in power gave him a sense of security.

So when he took off the armor, he immediately felt a sense of insecurity.

This feeling made Makar both anxious and ashamed.

In order to overcome this feeling, Makar decided to begin training.

Of course, this training included honing his combat skills.

Watching Makar train with focused determination, Richard did not disturb him but silently moved to the workshop area and handed the Star Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace over to a few Fire Lizard Alchemy Masters.

"This device is a power source. It can produce the energy of one Magic Stone every minute and has extremely strong defensive capabilities.

You need to find a place on the armor to install it, then add some energy storage devices."

Looking at the Power Furnace that was continuously emitting energy, the Fire Lizard Alchemy Masters were all a bit curious.

Calion tapped on the Power Furnace and asked casually,

"Sir, how strong can its defense be? If it's over four thousand, I might as well leave it exposed."

"...Indeed, you could. Its defensive capability is stronger than the armor itself."

The Fire Lizard Alchemy Masters were stunned, then their eyes lit up as they looked at the Power Furnace in Calion's hands.

"Sir, can we study this thing?" one of the Fire Lizard Alchemy Masters asked.

Richard glanced at him and said, "If it was possible to study, do you think I wouldn't have done it?

Don't think too much, just hurry up and install it.

In a couple of days, I'll take you to the Red Sun World. After the vacation, there's a big job waiting for you guys."

"Sir, what kind of big job?" Calion asked.

Richard responded indifferently, "I've already ordered the materials for three sets of armor. After your break, the materials should be arriving.

Enjoy your vacation for now.

Akala has been hatching Fire Lizard Eggs in the past few years; you might have some romantic encounters when you go back this time."

At these words, a cheer erupted from the workshop area.

Dragons by nature are licentious, and as a race with Dragon Blood, this quality in the Fire Lizards was only growing as their Bloodline awakened.

Having spent so many years in the Secret Realm, the older Fire Lizard Alchemy Masters were still alright, but the young and strong Fire Lizards were feeling extremely frustrated.

Looking at the cheering Fire Lizards, Richard stroked his chin and thought,

"It looks like we need to bring in a batch of female Fire Lizards to the Secret Realm."

...

Two months later, the first batch of materials Richard ordered arrived.

The vacation-over Fire Lizard Craftsmen immediately threw themselves into production.

To forge the armor parts more quickly, the entire Fire Lizard Alchemy Workshop was restructured.

In the massive Melter flowed molten metal, and the giant mechanical forging hammer roared day and night without pause.

To accelerate the work pace of these Fire Lizard Craftsmen and ignite their production enthusiasm, Richard provided everything they needed.

From refined honey wine to Flame Giant Beast roast meat, Richard even ordered a batch of cigars with invigorating effects from the Nine Star Chamber of Commerce.

These cigars were widely praised among the Fire Lizards, and some even took the initiative to add a type of Demonized Plant from the Red Sun World to the cigars, giving them a more aggressive flavor.

Richard even promised them a year off after this forging was complete!

Under the dual stimuli of material and spirit, the workshop's efficiency saw a massive increase.

In just half a year, the first Mechanic Single Soldier Armor was forged.

At Richard's request, this set of armor was coated with an Alchemy Paint. The entire suit of armor changed from its original golden hue to a pitch black as dark as the night.

This change by Richard left all the Fire Lizard Craftsmen somewhat puzzled.

What was wrong with the glittering armor?

It had to be shining gold to be magnificent and imposing!

After the first suit of armor was forged, the speed to forge the second suit noticeably increased.

This time, it only took the Fire Lizard Craftsmen five months to complete the armor.

And the third suit of armor's forging time was directly shortened to three months.

As the Fire Lizard Craftsmen grew familiar with the forging process, the parts for the armor were made more skillfully and efficiently.

Richard could already envision the sight of the workshop mass-producing armor once the structure was simplified.

...

"How do three of you feel?"

In the Secret Realm, three Fire Lizards whom Richard had brought from New World Island were adapting to the armor.

By their side, Makar was explaining the various functionalities of the armor.

"I never thought I'd one day wear Holy Armor," one of the Fire Lizards said excitedly.

They were all Silver-horned Nobles and naturally knew about Holy Armor. The selection for the Holy Guard was extremely strict, and once selected, new members would not be recruited unless one of the Holy Guards died.

Thus, most of these Silver-horned Nobles could only watch the Holy Guards slaughter the enemy on the battlefield.

Although Richard's armor was a knockoff version of the Holy Armor, it was enough to satisfy the fantasies in their hearts.

Which Silver-horned Noble hadn't dreamed of becoming a member of the Holy Guard?

"It feels good, sir," one of the Fire Lizards said as he moved his body, "This armor doesn't affect my agility much, and it's even increased my strength.

Wearing this armor, I feel like I could fight five of my former self without armor."

"I feel the same!" the last Fire Lizard interjected, "This is incredible.

Sir, what enemies will I be facing next?"

Richard looked at the four Fire Lizards with satisfaction and said with a smile,

"Don't worry, you'll definitely be satisfied with the enemies this time."

"Hmm?"

The three newcomers were slightly taken aback, while Makar's lips curled into a mysterious smile.

"Your enemies this time are your old rivals—

Black Wizards."