Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 279 - 63 Return

Chapter 279 -63 Return

After signing the contract, Gano immediately processed the fiefdom documentation for Richard.

Deep in the Molten Sea, a significant area of the sea was delineated as Richard’s fiefdom. The land was so vast that even Richard himself felt a twinge of guilt.

“Master, isn’t this too much?”

Gano, who was busy tracing on a Magic Book, glanced up at Richard, then lowered his head again and continued to write vigorously on the book.

“Advisor Richard, you have participated in too few wars and your experience is too limited. Whether it’s for my mentor or for my Elder, the greatest use of these resourceless lands in the Red Sun World is as testing grounds.

Plus, they have more than one of these testing grounds.

So to them, as long as your fief doesn’t catch their eye, and there are no resources on it, it can be as big as you want.

Land is the least valuable thing.”

Gano’s voice was somewhat somber, but it sounded like thunder in Richard’s ears.

Land… worthless?

Richard felt an instinctive resistance to this statement but had to admit that it was indeed true.

For a Wizard, land is not valuable; what’s valuable is the eligibility to acquire it.

No matter how worthless the lands of the Red Sun World are, without battle merits, ordinary Wizards could not obtain them.

Soon, Gano finished writing all the documents.

Richard took the deed from Gano, signed his own name on it, and then handed it back to Gano.

“Very well, Advisor Richard, I’m delighted to be doing business with you.”

Gano received the deed, his face showing a trace of relief.

“Excuse me for having other matters; I won’t invite you for a drink.”

Richard nodded to show his understanding, and the two parted ways.

In the Floating City, the army caravan’s shop was still open; after all, the Floating City’s shops don’t need to pay rent, and as long as the Floating City is there, these shops can earn for an extra day.

In the Nine Star Chamber of Commerce, the mechanical clerk was still greeting customers with a smile on his face. But upon seeing Richard, it immediately notified Bob in the back.

Bob soon came from the back room, his complexion very rosy, a clear sign of good fortune.

“Brother Richard, it’s been a while. Look at you, glowing with health, you’ve surely made a fortune recently?”

Richard stepped forward and hugged Bob, replying with a smile:

“Bro, it’s you who must have made a fortune, right? I’ve heard that your chamber got hold of a Red Sun Crystal Iron Ore vein, that stuff’s really valuable.”

“Haha, it’s just a small vein.”

Upon hearing Richard mention the ore vein, Bob’s face, despite his attempts to suppress it, betrayed an unavoidable pride.

No helping it, that Red Sun Crystal Iron Ore was something that the Old Chamber of Commerce would feast on, but due to their internal strife, the small vein ended up benefiting the Nine Star Chamber of Commerce.

As a result, Bob’s status within the chamber had substantially risen.

Richard had also heard that the lifespan of the caravan’s president wasn’t very long, and a successor might need to be chosen from within the chamber.

With Bob’s significant achievement at this time, he was sure to catch the president’s eye.

After exchanging pleasantries, Richard started to discuss the real business.

“Bob, your chamber should have dealings in Alchemy Machines,” Richard said.

Bob paused for a moment, then nodded, “Indeed, the Nine Star Chamber of Commerce’s main businesses include Alchemy Machines.

Why, are you looking to do business with me, Richard?”

When it came to serious matters, both dropped the familial informalities. Even true brothers must settle accounts clearly, let alone two individuals representing their respective chambers.

“Take a look at these parts.”

Richard pulled out a handful of alchemy parts from his pocket and handed them to Bob.

Bob took them and examined each part carefully in front of his monocle.

“This part… it’s not Alchemy, or rather, it’s not Wizard Alchemy,” Bob said, putting the part down. “These things are made using that Giant Dragon Alchemy you mentioned before, aren’t they?”

Richard snapped his fingers, “Exactly, it’s Giant Dragon Alchemy.”

Bob set the parts aside and shook his head slightly, “I don’t quite understand this stuff; I’ll have to ask a few elders from the chamber to take a look. Do you have more samples? Bring some more.”

At this, Richard took out a small box from his Magic Pocket.

“All the parts in here are commonly used in Alchemy Machines; take them back and play around.”

Bob took the box, his expression once again relaxed.

“Looks like, brother, you’ve got your hands on some good stuff in the Red Sun World. I’ve done some research on Giant Dragon Alchemy, and even among Alchemy Wizards, it’s a niche field. That you can do business with these things is impressive.”

At Bob’s words, Richard just smiled and did not continue the topic.

A money-making scheme couldn’t be shared carelessly.

After a few more words with Bob, Richard excused himself and left.

Before leaving, Richard also took a few Master-made Fire Lizard Swords from Bob.

Wizards had already set their sights on the tombs of the Fire Lizards, and a vast number of their ceremonial swords had been unearthed, many of which were masterpieces.

The ones in his hands were just such examples.

Material: Fire Lizard Scimitar

Skills that can be extracted: Giant Dragon Alchemy (slightly incomplete)

Extraction cost: 10 spiritual power

Information that can be extracted: Giant Dragon Alchemy Tree Pattern

Extraction cost: 5 spiritual power

“Slightly incomplete?”

Richard looked at the unassuming scimitar in his hands, marveling that he could still find such treasures at this time.

Slightly incomplete meant that the Fire Lizard craftsman who forged this scimitar had almost imbued it with all the skills he had learned. If extracted, Richard would effectively possess all the skills of this Fire Lizard craftsman.

“Extract.”

The Fire Lizard Scimitar disappeared from Richard’s hand for an instant, reappearing again, with a burst of white light representing the skills leaping continuously on the Miracle Furnace.

Richard devoured the white light representing the skills, and his gaze suddenly flickered with countless illusions.

For a moment, Richard felt as if he had become a Fire Lizard himself; from a young age, he had been exposed to Alchemy. As he grew, his elders and teachers continuously imparted Alchemy to him, and his Alchemy skills grew rapidly in the process.

Soon, there was nothing more for his elders to teach, and he began to explore Alchemy on his own.

After who knows how many years, he had transformed from a youth to an old and decrepit being. His pursuit of Giant Dragon Alchemy had reached transcendence. However, an invisible barrier stood before him, and his Alchemy skills could no longer progress.

At the end of his life, he forged this scimitar, which condensed his lifetime of skills, and departed with regrets.

“Phew, what a marvelous life,” Richard commented with a touch of emotion as he emerged from the illusion.

To others, the life of this Fire Lizard might seem monotonous, nothing but Alchemy, but to a Wizard, this Fire Lizard was simply a Wizard in the guise of a Fire Lizard skin.

His thirst for knowledge in Alchemy perfectly aligned with the pursuit of a Wizard.

“It seems that the barriers of Alchemy were not created by Pioneers, or rather, it should be said that it was a skill perhaps created for the Giant Dragons by the Pioneers.”

Richard was certain that if it were a skill of the Pioneers, this Fire Lizard could not have possibly touched its boundaries in his entire life. Even Wizards not as accomplished as Pioneers couldn’t fathom the vastness of Wizard Alchemy, let alone a Fire Lizard without the status of a World Master.

Perhaps this was also a part of the reason why Wizards abandoned Giant Dragon Alchemy in the past.

Arriving at the mines, Richard released several agricultural experts from the Secret Realm, assigning them to Heskan.

“These are all agricultural experts; the farmlands of the mine should all be handed over to them,” Richard said, pointing to a few Fire Lizards beside him.

The agricultural experts looked at the familiar Main Continent and couldn’t help burying their heads and weeping bitterly.

After hearing the instructions, Heskan repeatedly agreed and immediately wanted to arrange for the agricultural experts to have a look at the farms.

Heskan had no sympathy for the weeping agricultural experts; on the contrary, his face was full of mockery.

“What’s there to cry about! Cowards too afraid to face death with Marshal Harash. Throwing the rest of us on the Main Continent, and running away overseas yourselves—gutless bastards!”

Heskan had no affection for these Fire Lizards involved in the preservation of their legacy.

His knowledge wasn’t vast, and he couldn’t understand the talk of preserving legacies, but from Richard’s words, he grasped something.

These cowards had abandoned them and fled overseas to hide from Wizards.

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No matter the reason, every Fire Lizard remaining in the Continent was furious.

Why should you be the legacy while I am discarded?

It wasn’t the lack of numbers that was troubling, but the inequality.

Richard paid no mind to Heskan’s attitude, and after reminding him to work diligently, he returned to the Floating City.

He was preparing to return to the Wizard World.

Now that he had his territory, he could come and go from the Red Sun World freely.

But this was only limited to himself. If he wanted to transport goods through the Teleportation Gate, he still needed to pay a portion of the gate tax to the Great Wizard.

If he wanted to bring others in, he also needed to pay additional observation and research taxes, and make applications to at least one Academy.

After all, the Red Sun World was the private property of the Great Wizard; it wasn’t open for just anyone to enter.

Moreover, he was still assembling a long-distance Teleportation Array, for transportation between the mine and the New World. Otherwise, each time Richard went to the New World, he’d have to fly across the vast Molten Sea with Ulysses.

Even if Richard didn’t mind the hassle, Ulysses would have objected.

In front of the Teleportation Gate, many Wizards were queuing up to leave the Red Sun World. They smiled broadly, their spoils bountiful, but after them, even more Wizards were buried in this Exotic Realm.

In this era of exploration, every Wizard was a navigator.

Countless Wizards risked their lives to explore new lands in the vast sea of Star Realm, hoping to find “Gold” and “Spices” in the New Worlds.

Numerous Wizards became rich overnight, but tenfold more were left to rest in foreign lands.

Suddenly, Richard remembered a saying from his past life.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Soon, it was Richard’s turn in line. As he looked at the massive Teleportation Gate before him, Richard took a step.

And then, his figure vanished from the Red Sun World.