Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

Listening to the High Priest's unequivocal words, Richard suddenly thought of a record in the research on Magic Dwarves.

The Magic Dwarves hold grudges very deeply. In fact, a Magic Dwarf tribe would even inscribe the names of their enemies onto books cast from steel, passing the enmity down through generations.

Every member of a Magic Dwarf tribe would seek revenge against the tribe's enemies, regardless of whether they had met or how many years separated them.

Only upon the death of an enemy would his name be scratched out.

A vendetta spanning ten generations could still be avenged; such was the universal moral belief among the Magic Dwarves.

Even wizards established loyalty with Magic Dwarves by raising their young from hatchlings.

Having left Gem Palace, Bruto was already waiting at its gates for Richard.

The High Priest had just ordered him to act as Richard's guide and to lead him wherever he wished to go.

"Take me to your warehouse; I need some materials."

Without saying much, Bruto immediately led Richard to the material warehouse.

The Golden Armor Dwarves of Gem Palace were not limited to just the four guards; aside from them, there were eight additional Golden Armor Dwarves inside Gem Palace, serving as the High Priest's attendants.

The High Priest had already passed down orders, and all of the dwarves' defensive towers were aware of Richard's arrival.

At that moment, Richard and his party had permission to fly above the residential area of the dwarves.

The location of the Magic Dwarves' material warehouse was somewhat unexpected to Richard; it was not on the mountain where the Magic Dwarves lived, but on another peak dozens of kilometers away.

Moreover, Richard discovered that the mountain which held the warehouse, along with several nearby peaks, were all covered with holes dug out by the Magic Dwarves.

Standing at the entrance of these holes, Richard could still hear the sound of the Magic Dwarves mining inside.

"Is this where you mine?" Richard asked.

"Yes, my lord. This is our mining area."

"Then what's with the mountain where you live?"

"That was a mine before the great catastrophe. The High Priest and the King of Magic Dwarves together drove the Evil Demon into the mine and sealed it beneath the mountain range.

But this also led to the abandonment of the mine.

That Evil Demon not only turns our Magic Dwarves into Mutants, but it can also transform other creatures.

To avoid unnecessary sacrifices among our brothers, we decided to switch to a new mountain for mining."

Richard nodded thoughtfully and then asked some more questions about the mines.

According to Bruto, the mountain ranges of the Mirror World basically all had ore veins; it was just a matter of their size.

This notion gave Richard a deeper understanding of the richness of the once Wizard World.

Upon arriving at the warehouse.

The Magic Dwarves had many warehouses, where each type of ore was sorted into a unified warehouse, then uniformly refined into ore ingots and distributed to the Magic Dwarves in need.

The constant struggle against Evil Demon Bruno made the social structure of the Magic Dwarves very peculiar.

The Magic Dwarves mined together, hunted together, the youngsters attended the same academy, and grew up together.

As a result, the Magic Dwarves often called each other brothers.

After reaching adulthood, based on their talents displayed in the academy, the Magic Dwarves were assigned to various positions, some became warriors, while others went to mine.

Magic Dwarves implemented a rationing system, where the warriors received the highest rations, miners and hunters the next tier, and farmers and weavers another tier below.

Due to the continuous decline in the Magic Dwarf population and the simplicity of their life, the thinking was not so convoluted.

This rationing system worked very well among the Magic Dwarves.

Bruto took Richard around the warehouse, and the array of precious and even extinct minerals almost dazzled Richard.

Richard had to exert his full extent of natural history expertise to find the most suitable minerals among the diverse ores.

In the end, Richard left the warehouse with a Magic Pocket full of ores.

After leaving the warehouse, Richard found a secluded place and used a spell to create a temporary residence.

Standing in front of the temporary residence, Richard said to Bruto and the Witch Hunting Team:

"Next, I need to craft some things. You all stay outside and don't let anyone disturb me."

"Crafting?" Bruto hesitated for a moment, then spoke, "My lord, we Magic Dwarves are natural blacksmiths; perhaps we can be of some help to you."

Without saying much, Richard took out two ore ingots from his pocket.

Bruto watched as the ingots in Richard's hand rapidly melted and morphed into the head of a Warhammer, as if they were alive, with intricate and gorgeous golden patterns.

It would take him at least three days to make such patterns, but Richard had done it in just thirty seconds.

Richard handed the Hammer Head to Bruto, "You've worked hard these past days, take this as a gift from me. Find a handle and see if it fits.

If it's suitable, I can make more to share with your brothers."

Taking the Hammer Head, Bruto clenched his left fist and struck his right chest forcefully.

This was a gesture of respect among Magic Dwarves, second only to kneeling.

Richard waved his hand dismissively, "No need for that, it was a mere trifle. After you test it, summarize how it feels to use.

Tell me if there's anything uncomfortable about it; I'd like to improve it.

In a few days, you'll join me in hunting the Evil Demon, and having a good weapon will make the hunt easier."

Bruto bowed his head, "Thank you for your kindness; we Magic Dwarves will not forget your grace."

Closing the door, Richard immediately took out the ores he had selected earlier.

With a simple touch, information appeared before his eyes.

"Raw Material: Heavenly Crystal Ore"

"Extractable Substance: Heavenly Crystal Stone"

[Refinement Cost: 500 Magic Power]

Although Magic Dwarfs also refine ores, Richard still preferred to do the refinement himself using the Miracle Furnace.

There was no other reason, the purity was just different.

The ores refined by the Miracle Furnace had almost no impurities.

Having refined all the ore into ingots, Richard approached the table and took out a piece of draft paper to start designing the item he was going to make next.

He planned to design a set of Flame Demon Armor to be mounted on the Witch Hunting Team's armor.

The Mutants they were dealing with were of the flesh and blood variety. The destructive power of flames on flesh and blood creatures goes without saying.

Moreover, in the process of researching the wonders of the Fire Element in previous years, Richard discovered a type of Magic Flames specifically lethal to flesh and blood creatures—white-hot flames that he had used to destroy bodies and erase traces.

These flames were found in a Fire Lizard's mass graveyard.

At that time, the flames were burning fiercely on the corpse of the Fire Lizard.

The Nine Star Chamber of Commerce had collected them, and eventually, Richard acquired them in exchange for a Mutated Flame Giant Beast.

The fuel for these flames was the bodies and Life Energy of flesh and blood creatures; the more vigorous the Life Energy, the faster they spread.

They were just right for dealing with flesh and blood creatures that had potent healing capabilities.

In addition, if there was time, he also planned to make a set of Flame Demon Armor for the dwarfs who were with him hunting the Evil Demon Bruno.

After all, the dwarfs had plenty of high-quality materials for him to lavish.

This is where Alchemy Wizards are most terrifying: given enough materials and sufficient time, they can enhance an entire team's combat power singlehandedly.

Unfortunately, in the Wizard World, this ability of the Alchemy Wizard did not fully manifest.

Because Alchemy Wizards essentially turn a wizard's Casting Ability into an item, and then hand it to someone else to use.

But in a world full of wizards, this ability isn't as useful.

...

The process of designing Magic Equipment went smoothly.

Though young, Richard's proficiency in Alchemy was also extensive.

Thanks to designing the Mechanic Type One Single Soldier Armor, Richard's Alchemy had not grown rusty with continuous study over the years; in fact, it had even improved.

This made him very adept at designing Magic Equipment.

In just one day, Richard completed the construction of the Flamethrower.

The Flamethrower mainly consisted of a Flame Gun and an Energy Pack. Richard planned to fill the Energy Pack entirely with Magic Essence.

Using Magic Essence as an energy source not only increased firepower but also reduced the volume of the Magic Equipment—if Magic Essence wasn't used, Richard would have to install an energy storage device and a self-charging circuit to absorb energy from the air.

Although having an impressively long endurance, this setup would increase the volume of the Energy Pack several times over and also affect firepower, a loss beyond the worth.

Moreover, the energy density in the Mirror World was very high, and Magic Essence was not rare. To achieve enduring capabilities, preparing some spare Magic Essence would suffice.

With the design drawing ready, the rest that remained was manufacturing.

Since the dwarfs had an abundance of materials, many precious resources from the Wizard World were as abundant as cabbages in the world of Magic Dwarfs.

Therefore, when designing the Magic Equipment, Richard didn't optimize too much and instead chose the approach of piling up materials.

Need a Rune Array to prevent the nozzle from melting? Straight up use tungsten from the sun!

Runes designed too intensely, requiring a high amount of magic power? Directly use Mithril for the Magic Conduction circuit!

In the creating of Magic Equipment, many wizards make designs to reduce material costs. But with ample materials to waste, many designs can be omitted.

With the plentiful materials provided by the Magic Dwarfs, Richard spent two days creating four luxurious sets of Flame Demon Armor, which he mounted on the Witch Hunting Team's armor.

"Shall we test the effects?"

Looking at the newly mounted Flame Demon Armor, Richard excitedly said.

Makar gazed at the long barrel mounted on the forearm of the armor, especially curious, and lifted his arm.

Boom!

With Makar activating the Flamethrower, a two-hundred-meter-long column of fire burst from his arm.

The white-hot flames instantly pierced everything that stood in their path.

Makar was taken aback for a moment, the power of this fire could compete with his own Breath.

And the duration of this fire was much longer than his Breath.

Bruto, standing by, watched this scene with a hint of shock in his heart.

A tube slightly over half a meter long could unleash such terrifying flames.

Such was the might of a wizard!

The fire sprayed for about half a minute and, on Richard's command, Makar stopped the flames.

Richard stepped forward to inspect the nozzle, which was emitting a frightening temperature, yet showed no sign of melting or deforming.

This was the advantage of high-quality materials.

"Bruto, how do you think this flame will fare against the Mutants?"

Bruto, reminiscing over the white column of fire, said with some admiration, "Such flames, even the Evil Demon King might not be able to withstand them."

Richard nodded in satisfaction and then inquired, "How is the hammer I gave you working out?"

"It's very good," Bruto answered, "Not only is it sturdy, but it also produces flames when swung, which is more than suitable for dealing with Mutants."

Richard nodded: "Hmm, it's comfortable to use, that's good.

Have you decided on your people? There's still some time; I could upgrade your equipment a little more."

Bruto pounded his left fist to his chest:

"It's been decided, we will never forget your kindness to the Magic Dwarfs."