Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

After paying the fine, Richard took another look around the archive room. Once he ensured he had not missed anything, he left the City of Eternal Truth.

However, he did not hurry to the Spark Base.

He was currently only a Five Rings Great Wizard, and while this strength was not weak, he did not trust that the Spark Base left behind by a civilization wouldn't have Sixth Circle-level protective equipment.

Even for Wizards, creating Alchemy Puppets at the level of Level 6 Creatures is not particularly difficult if one desires.

It's merely that the cost is somewhat high.

Before mastering the Transformation Rules, Richard did not plan to explore this base.

Upon arriving at the One Ring Tower of Truth, Richard used the Teleportation Gate to reach the Central World, and through permissions there, he opened the spatial tunnel to the 3456 world.

The 3456 world is one of the few private worlds of the Plastic Energy Crown.

This world is not large; it's a Miniature World. Among the many worlds occupied by Wizards, this world has average native strength and resource output.

However, the utility of a world cannot be measured solely by tangible resources.

Special Rules are also a form of resource.

The 3456 world is internally referred to by the Shape-shifting School as the Transformation World. In this world's underworld, the stability of Wizards' witchcraft significantly decreases.

Ordinary witchcraft cannot even form, only stable structured witchcraft like Magic Missile, Lesser Fireball Technique, and Small Wind Blade Technique can be cast.

Moreover, in this underground world, the energy cycle within Wizards' bodies will also be disrupted. The more intense the energy in a Wizard's body, the more severe the consequences after interference.

In the early stages of the war, many Three Rings Wizards' bodies were shattered directly due to energy field interference.

Initially, Wizards thought there was a magical interference field in this underground, capable of greatly disrupting Magic Power. But after thorough research, the Plastic Energy Crown discovered that an interference magic field did indeed exist, but the magic field itself was an embodiment of a special Rule.

This Rule can interfere with energy structures, and without control, this ability operates identically to the interference magic field.

But if controlled, this Rule can assist Wizards in completing many incredibly complex energy transformations, effectively providing a shortcut and saving countless years of research.

Thus, this world became one of the core worlds of the Shape-shifting School. Any Wizard advancing to Five Rings in the current Shape-shifting School would generally consider acquiring the complete Transformation Rules or use incomplete Transformation Rules to aid in combat.

Walking out of the Teleportation Gate, a barren plain came into Richard's view.

The plain was covered in yellow soil, with only sparse grass clumps scattered like the few hairs on a bald head.

"Has this world been developed?" Richard asked the Wizard next to the Teleportation Gate.

In this era of war, all worlds are undergoing resource development. Resources sealed for markets in the past are now all being vigorously developed.

With these resources accumulated over thousands of years, Wizards can confidently distribute Alchemy Magic Suits.

"No, sire. This world is just like this."

"Oh? It's not common for the Elemental Balanced World to be so desolate."

Richard's eyes transformed, and the land within thousands of kilometers was within his vision.

This barren area was not a special region; the whole world was so desolate.

The Wizard respectfully replied, "Sire, the Transformation Rules in this world are currently in a dormant period; being desolate is quite normal. When it awakens, the world will be thriving."

The world is not a static entity; it has its own life cycle.

Awakening period, prosperity period, weakening period, dormant period—these four stages are cyclically connected, repeating endlessly.

A world in a dormant period is equivalent to the End of Magic Era; energy is completely gathered by the Earth Veins, and creatures that rely on energy cycles will face large-scale extinction in such environments.

"It's actually in a dormant period?"

Richard glanced at this world. If nothing unexpected happens, in no more than 300 years, the Wizard World will also turn out like this.

At that time, only mortals and Great Wizards could survive in the entire Wizard World. The former doesn't have energy cycles and thus isn't heavily affected by the End of Magic Era, while the latter is powerful enough to possess various means to prevent the world from draining their energy.

As for the Wizard Apprentices and One to Three Rings Wizards, staying in the Wizard World is tantamount to slow suicide.

Their internal energy cycles will shrink due to the Wizard World's drain, and even with Magic Stones supplementing it, it would merely be a lifeline.

"I should check on the results of the subspecies Wizards once I return; Ulysses hasn't mentioned anything these days, so it should be fine."

The education of subspecies Wizards has already begun. If they can grow smoothly, the shortage of Wizards brought by the End of Magic Era will no longer exist.

If he can turn subspecies Wizards into the World Guardians of their local world, this achievement alone would be enough to pave his way to truth.

Leaving the Teleportation Gate, Richard swept his spiritual power to find the entrance to the underworld.

The underworld is significantly more prosperous compared to the surface world; various fungal creatures emit faint glows, adding to those colorful spores, giving what should have been a sinister and terrifying underworld a rather psychedelic hue.

Upon entering the underground, Richard felt the invisible interference magic field.

Under this energy field, he felt the energy within his body becoming active.

"Oh, this energy field can even interfere with my energy cycle?" Richard was slightly surprised, but soon a hint of enjoyment appeared on his face.

"But this feeling is similar to a massage."

Richard's overly strong physique rendered the harm from the magic power interference completely harmless. This energy interference amounted to an energy massage penetrating into the cellular level for him.

Richard now felt as comfortable as if he were soaking in a hot spring.

Richard's left eye transformed. Under the Eye of Truth, the surface veil quickly disappeared, and the special rules hidden deep soon appeared before him.

Around him, a fog-like rule enveloped the entire underworld.

Richard walked among the rules, which passed through him, leaving tiny traces on his soul.

These traces were inconspicuous, like scratches on the sand that would disappear with a gust of wind. But as the traces accumulated, the 'scratches' deepened continuously.

Richard meandered through the underground world, observing the surface world with one eye and the deeper rule world with the other.

In his vision, the deeper he went, the denser the rule fog became.

As he descended further, the surrounding "fog" grew so dense it was nearly impossible to see his hand in front of him.

The interference he experienced grew stronger, transforming the feeling from a hot spring soak into a Thai massage.

Under these conditions, the rule imprints on Richard's body appeared more frequently, and within just three days, his soul bore no vacancies anymore.

Reluctantly, Richard had to pause his exploration temporarily, converting these rule imprints into incomplete rules to integrate into his soul.

Leaving imprints from rules was easy, but transforming these imprints into rules was very troublesome.

When holding rules internally, swallowing rules would inevitably trigger reactions from these rules. If they attracted, the imprint fusion would become faster, but if they repelled, the fusion time would lengthen several times.

Fortunately, the Radiation Rule and Transformation Rule had a good affinity, whose attraction not only neutralized the Life Rule's repulsion but also accelerated the fusion of the imprints.

After three days, all the imprints turned into incomplete rules. However, due to insufficient quantity, Richard didn't grasp any rule power.

Back then, Richard observed the Active Energy Rule for ten years before acquiring enough rules to trigger rule power. Now, although his efficiency improved significantly, obtaining enough rules still required painstaking effort.

By continuously exploring and absorbing, Richard spent two months traveling from the shallow underground to the deepest part of the underworld.

Here, the interfering magic field nearly formed shockwaves.

Even ordinary Great Wizards would have to focus part of their energy on controlling their inner energy here.

But for a supermodel-level Great Wizard like Richard, this interference was merely a more intense massage in terms of power.

The tumultuous energy within him couldn't stir up any waves in front of his robust cells. Instead, the cells gradually became stronger by leveraging the energy impact.

"Looks like the Crown Throne discovered something."

Richard gazed at the sealing under his feet, a flash of thought crossing his eyes.

The layer of the ground he was on had a solid sealing added to it. Without the use of Miracle Fire, Richard couldn't break it, even by self-destruction.

There's no doubt this was the handiwork of the Plastic Energy Crown.

Although extremely curious about what was underneath, Richard wasn't arrogant enough to break the sealing set by a Crown Throne.

He sat down on the sealing, taking out the Magic Book given by the Plastic Energy Crown.

Acquiring rules was a painstaking effort, and during this period, he could conveniently learn the techniques bestowed by the Plastic Energy Crown.

Time whisked by like a white colt over a crevice.

In the blink of an eye, Richard had spent twenty years in this underworld.

The great victory in 2456 provided the wizards with a considerable respite period, during which the Galaxy Mayfly did not launch any large-scale offensives but waged all battles in the edge world.

And thus, Richard gained ample time to acquire rules and learn various knowledge.

Perhaps it was the change of allegiance or defiance against the Alchemy Crown.

The Plastic Energy Crown showed considerable favor to Richard, almost fully opening the precious knowledge within the Shape-shifting School to him.

This old Truth Wizard seemed genuinely eager to cultivate a Truth Wizard to bolster his power, and at the same time, prove that he could indeed train a Truth Wizard.

Bang.

The thick magic book slowly closed.

A layer of invisible barrier around the magic book protected its enchantments from the impact of the Transformation Magic Field.

Richard put the magic book into his pocket, stood up, and stretched.

The powerful Transformation Magic Field of the underworld dissipated into thin air upon touching him.

"Having stayed here for twenty years, I finally obtained the rules."