Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 278 - 62 Fire Dragon Turtle Egg, Dragon Curse Holy Coffin

Chapter 278 -62 Fire Dragon Turtle Egg, Dragon Curse Holy Coffin

Under the leadership of Princess Akara, the island’s fire lizards gradually signed contracts. However, a small number of fire lizards preferred death over signing, and most of these were devoured by Ulysses, while a few became Richard’s specimens.

Under Richard’s absolute force, the entire New World quickly became his territory.

This island wasn’t small. If the fire lizards hadn’t miscalculated the environment of the Molten Sea, this place could have truly allowed them to flourish.

“Princess Akara, you have travelled across the Molten Sea to come here; you must have brought many treasures with you,” Richard said.

As Richard strolled across the island, Ulysses, perched on his shoulder, was leisurely sucking on a fire lizard’s skull, protected by an energy barrier.

Witnessing this scene, Akara, despite her heartache and anger, could only watch silently.

She was more aware than the other fire lizards of her father’s tremendous strength. Even if the crow in front of her seemed gravely wounded, it could easily eradicate all the lizards on the island if it wished.

“Indeed, we did bring some things,” Akara spoke as calmly as possible. “The storeroom is this way, please follow me.”

Richard smiled slightly at her: “Thank you for the trouble, Your Highness.”

In the center of the island was a lone peak, not too tall at just a hundred or two hundred meters. Atop the lone peak lay a vast dragon nest, which also contained the skeleton of a giant dragon.

This skeleton had been subjected to years of Burning Wind over the Molten Sea and the erosion of the Fire Element Storm. Most of it had undergone elemental crystallization, rendering it valueless even for reviving by an Undead Wizard.

Beneath this dragon nest, the fire lizards had carved out a storeroom within the mountain to store precious items brought over from the Main Continent.

Akara opened the stone door, leading Richard into the storeroom.

Inside the storeroom, instead of the heaps of treasures Richard had imagined, there were piles of stone tablets and artistic pieces like paintings and sculptures.

Such items might be considered unparalleled treasures by those wizards studying the cultural history of fire lizards, but to Richard, they were worthless.

“Is this all you brought?” Richard asked, somewhat incredulously.

Akara calmly replied, “Lord Richard, these things may be worthless to you, but to us, they are treasures beyond price. They are our history, our civilization. We fled the continent to come here not to counterattack but to preserve our race and our civilization. Most of the items you’re looking for have been expended on the battlefield.”

Richard rubbed his forehead.

Indeed, it made sense that the fire lizards, facing extinction, would not have saved any treasures without using them.

But he noticed Akara used the word “most.”

“Most, so that means some were brought here.”

Akara nodded: “Please follow me this way.”

The mountain’s treasury was not limited to one level. At the end of the storeroom, there was a passage leading downward. After a long walk down the passage, Richard arrived beside a man-made Magma Lake.

In the Magma Lake, three giant eggs, each the height of a person, floated on the surface.

“Lord, these are Volcano Turtle eggs. They are among the most precious treasures we brought from the Main Continent,” Akara introduced.

The Volcano Turtles were those Giant War Beasts used by the fire lizards in warfare. Their performance on the battlefield was outstanding, and wizards had always wanted to capture a couple alive for research.

Sadly, even until the battle of life and death, the wizards failed to capture a living Volcano Turtle.

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There were many dead Volcano Turtles, but as giant war beasts, they only held value when alive. Once dead, without the energy cycle, their body structure would collapse instantly, and their internal organs would turn into a mush of flesh under gravity in a very short time.

“Not bad, not bad at all.”

Richard’s eyes shone as he looked at the Volcano Turtle eggs. These were great items. If he could raise them, he could sell them for a fortune. Even without raising them, the eggs alone could fetch a good price.

“But why are the eggs in the lava? To maintain their vitality?”

Akara nodded: “Yes, my lord. The Volcano Turtle eggs need to be immersed in lava to retain their vitality. Once removed from the lava, the eggs will deactivate within three hours.”

Richard nodded, and then asked: “Is there anything else? I recall your Dragon Curse sorcerers improved the fire lizard warriors using some kind of technology. Did you not bring that over?”

“The Dragon Curse Holy Coffin is this way, please follow me.”

Past the Magma Pool, the passage turned, and they entered a brightly lit stone room. Several large luminous gemstones were embedded in the walls of the room.

In the center of the stone room, Richard saw a Crystal Coffin resting quietly. From the very first glance, Richard was certain that this was a Pioneer’s creation.

But before Richard could rejoice, he noticed many fine cracks on the Crystal Coffin, which upon closer inspection, spread throughout the entire coffin.

“What’s wrong with this thing? Has it been damaged?”

Akara explained: “Lord, every time the Holy Coffin is used, it accumulates more cracks. Once it reaches three thousand seven hundred to three thousand nine hundred uses, the Holy Coffin will shatter into Crystal Sand. This one has the fewest uses among the remaining coffins.”

Richard approached the Crystal Coffin and gently touched it with his hand.

[Raw Material: Broken Crystal Coffin]

[Extractable Information: Dragon Curse sorcerer transformation technology]

[Extraction Cost: 250 spiritual power]

Seeing the information provided by Miracle Furnace, Richard let out a sigh of relief.

Not bad, the item might be broken, but the technology within was still intact.

“I’ll take this coffin,” he announced.

Akara stood by with her head lowered, her voice calm: “We have chosen to follow you, my lord. Naturally, these things belong to you.”

Richard stored the Crystal Coffin in his Secret Realm: “Anything else?”

“My lord, the rest are just materials, they are in another warehouse.”

Hearing they were just materials, Richard instantly lost interest.

Red Sun World didn’t have any particularly scarce materials; as long as Lord Richard was willing to spend money, he could obtain whatever materials he wanted.

“Then let’s just forget it, let’s go up.”

Back on the surface, Richard made some arrangements for the entire New World Island.

A large part of New World Island was made up of technology personnel, and Richard arranged for all those with Alchemy Technology to be assigned to the Secret Realm’s Fire Lizard Alchemy Workshop.

As for the remaining Fire Lizards, those with formidable military prowess, Richard formed a hunting fleet specifically for hunting Flame Giant Beasts.

Not only could these Flame Giant Beasts provide extra meals for the Fire Lizards, but they could also be used as experimental materials for Richard.

Richard now also had the qualifications to form a unit of Dragon Beast Knights that he had planned.

As for the remaining technicians, those who could farm were assigned the position of agricultural technology advisors by Richard; once they returned to the Main Continent, they would be responsible for the miners’ food.

However, for those artists, sculptors, teachers, writers, scholars on ancient books, and other ‘useless’ technical personnel, Richard had not arranged any particular positions for the time being.

For now, these people’s duty was to survive.

Once the Fire Lizard Eggs hatched, all of them would go and become teachers.

In terms of the inheritance of Fire Lizard civilization, these people were still useful.

However, the content they would teach would certainly be modified by Richard to some extent.

After arranging for everyone, Richard set off to return to the Main Continent.

…

Two months later, Richard returned to the Main Continent.

The war was now at its tail end, and many Wizards had already left Red Sun World, heading back to Wizard World.

However, Richard wasn’t in a rush to return. He came to the Floating City and found an acquaintance—Wizard Gano, who had helped him secure the mining rights.

“Lord Richard, you’re finally here, we were just waiting for you.”

In the Floating City, the moment Gano saw Richard, he immediately greeted him warmly.

Richard had contributed such an excellent specimen to him, so naturally, Gano was friendly towards Richard.

“Sorry, sorry, I’ve been held up by some things recently,” Richard said as he shook hands with Gano, his face showing an apologetic look, “I apologize for delaying Master’s return to Wizard World.”

Saying this, Richard took out a bag of Magic Essence and stuffed it into Gano’s hands.

Gano weighed the bag and immediately understood Richard probably needed something from him. He casually pocketed the bag of Magic Essence and then motioned for Richard to take a seat.

Once seated, Gano asked with a smile:

“Lord Richard, which piece of land have you set your sights on?”

The permanent land promised to Richard by the headquarters had not yet been delivered, and Gano had stayed behind in Red Sun World for this reason.

Richard replied with a smile, “Talking with the Master is always straightforward, but before that, I’d like to consult the Master about something.”

“Hmm? What’s the matter?”

Richard took out a map of Red Sun World and placed it in front of Gano.

“I would like to ask the Master if I can choose my fiefdom in the sea.”

Gano was stunned for a moment: “The sea? What do you want with the sea? There’s nothing in the Molten Sea besides Flame Giant Beasts…”

He didn’t finish his sentence before suddenly stopping. Then, with a sharp look in his eyes, he said:

“You’ve discovered an island in the sea, haven’t you, Lord Richard?”

Richard didn’t hide it and simply nodded.

“Indeed. What does the Master wish to do?”

“What to do…”

Gano frowned, looking at the Molten Sea at the edge of the Red Sun World; his mind raced. Finally, he uttered one word:

“Not enough.”

“Not enough?”

Richard was startled and then understood that Gano meant the money was not enough.

The money he offered wasn’t sufficient for this task.

“Master, that island has no resources,” Richard explained, “If you don’t believe me, I can take you to see.”

“No resources?” Gano looked at Richard, somewhat astonished, “If there are no resources, why would you want it?”

Richard explained, “It’s just that the island, standing alone in the sea, is very suitable as a testing ground. Besides, the Flame Giant Beasts in the Molten Sea are of some use to me; one can find richer Flame Giant Beasts overseas.”

Richard’s explanation was logical, but obviously, Gano couldn’t simply take Richard’s word for it.

“I need to go there myself.”

Richard had no objections and immediately marked the location of New World Island on the map:

“It’s here, at Master’s convenience.”

Seeing the location that Richard marked, Gano was taken aback again.

“It’s so far away; how did you find this place?”

Richard said casually, “Some Fire Lizard Nobles knew about this place. After Minar was sealed, they used this place as a refuge and escaped there.

I happened to get some news and found this place.”

Richard’s explanation was simple, and Gano knew a lot was hidden. But this was a trophy Richard had earned with his own ability, and it wasn’t Gano’s place to dispute it.

Gano looked at the location on the map, hesitated for a moment, and then pulled out a Soul Contract.

“Little brother Richard, I won’t bother visiting the place, but you have to sign this contract. If the Master later discovers any resources on that island, I’ll have a justification.”

Richard took the contract with a smile:

“Of course, I wouldn’t want to make it difficult for the Master.”