Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 282 - 3 Transmission Array

Chapter 282 -3 Transmission Array

Seeing his old friend in the wheelchair, Jolod fell silent for a moment and sighed.

Leo’s condition was like an oil-lamp sputtering out, his soul structure had undergone irreversible collapse. Moreover, this collapse, through its connection with the body, had already reflected on his physical form.

Those alchemy machines weren’t even treating Leo; their purpose was to numb his senses, to spare him the pain of his body’s collapse.

Jolod took the Space Beacon and passed over a bag of Magic Essence, then slowly spoke.

“Old friend, do you need my help with anything?”

Leo pondered for a moment and calmly replied,

“I don’t need your help with anything. I still have a student who hasn’t died. If I pass away, he will come to collect my body and, by the way, inherit this Wizard Tower.”

Jolod nodded, “It’s good to have someone collect your body, remember to give your student the address of your grave.”

Leo picked up the Magic Book again and turned the pages back to where he had been reading.

“I will. But don’t pour alcohol on my tombstone, I hate alcohol.”

Jolod turned and left.

“I’ll remember that.”

Leaving the Wizard Tower, Jolod’s mood had noticeably darkened. He handed the Space Beacons to Richard with a somewhat low voice,

“The Space Beacon is crucial for the Transmission Array. With the beacon, setting up the Transmission Array isn’t a difficult task… Are you listening to what I’m saying?”

The distracted Richard suddenly came back to reality, “Oh, I know; I’ve studied the structure of Transmission Arrays.”

Richard looked at the Space Beacon in his hand.

At that moment, an information floated before Richard’s eyes.

[Material: High-quality Super Long Transmission Array Space Beacon]

[Extractable Information: Super Long Transmission Array Space Beacon Diagram]

[Extraction Cost: 50 spiritual power]

[Extractable Skill: Space Beacon Crafting]

[Extraction Cost: 20 spiritual power]

“Is it really a high-quality product?”

Richard glanced at the Wizard Tower not far away, surprised that Master Leo, who was close to death, still had such exquisite alchemy skills.

“This money is well spent.”

Richard stuffed the beacon into his pocket. During the process, he used the Wizard Robe to block Jolod’s line of sight and extracted the information and skill.

After extracting, Richard couldn’t help but let a slight smile curl at the corner of his mouth.

“With this, I won’t have to depend on others for Transmission Arrays in the future.”

Seeing Richard suddenly smile, Jolod couldn’t help but ask,

“What are you smiling about?”

“Nothing, just thinking about some happy things.”

…

After spending a good half-month, the two returned to the Tower of Truth.

On the living floor, the two departed; Richard went to the Wizard Commerce to purchase a Teleportation Array installation service, while Jolod went to handle the procedures for entering the Red Sun World.

Finding a Teleportation Array installation service was not difficult; Richard quickly found a commerce that could set up a Super Long Distance Transmission Array.

In the store, a mechanical clerk placed a Crystal Ball in front of Richard and respectfully asked,

“Master, which installation service would you like?”

Inside the Crystal Ball, there were three schemes from the Commerce. The first scheme required the customer to do nothing but provide the address and Magic Essence to the Commerce, who would then construct the Transmission Array according to the customer’s specifications.

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This scheme was very convenient. The only flaw was that it was expensive.

The Space Beacon for a Transmission Array was quite valuable. Jolod managed to buy a set of the beacons at cost due to his connections, and it still cost him two thousand Magic Essence.

But at the Wizard Commerce, the Space Beacon necessary for a super long-range Transmission Array cost five thousand Magic Essence per set.

Looking at the plans offered by the Wizard Commerce, Richard felt fortunate that he had been lucky enough to buy two at cost price.

The second scheme, provided by the Commerce, was the Space Beacon, but the wizard had to set up the Transmission Array.

This scheme was slightly cheaper than the first, but the major expense, buying a Space Beacon, remained.

Richard shifted his gaze to the third option, which was the least expensive, costing only five hundred Magic Essence.

It required the customer to provide the Space Beacon, after which personnel from the Wizard Commerce would go and set up the Transmission Array.

Below this option, the Wizard Commerce included a disclaimer—since the Space Beacon was provided by the customer, any accidents caused by the Space Beacon during transmission were not the responsibility of Wizard Commerce.

The core component of the Transmission Array was the Space Beacon, so the disclaimer from the Wizard Commerce was only natural.

“I’ll choose the third option.”

The mechanical clerk took back the Crystal Ball and bowed to Richard,

“Alright, please wait a moment.”

Soon, a One Ring Wizard came before Richard.

“You are the master who purchased the third Transmission Array installation service, right? I’m Gao Wen, pleased to be at your service.”

Gao Wen still appeared human, but behind him, four mechanical tentacles were continuously wriggling.

“Yes, any problems with choosing the third option?” Richard questioned.

Gao Wen shook his head, “Certainly not, but I must remind you, the Space Beacon for the third service is not provided by our Commerce, if there are any issues with the Space Beacon, we are not responsible.”

Richard nodded and pulled out two Space Beacons from his pocket.

Seeing the beacons, Gao Wen’s mechanical tentacles suddenly stiffened.

“How are these two beacons?”

Gao Wen took the beacons, fiddled with them for a while, and then respectfully said:

“Master’s technique is truly remarkable; these two beacons are definitely top quality. I’ll draft the contract for you right away.”

Soon, the contract was signed.

Richard paid the Wizard Commerce five hundred Magic Essence and then, accompanied by Gao Wen, arrived at the Clear Frost Wizard Academy’s station.

There was a Teleportation Gate leading to the Red Sun World here.

The Red Sun World was still calm despite the imminent breaking of the Fire Lizard King Minar’s seal because the Great Wizard Qing Shuang had already set up numerous Magic Arrays around him.

Even if he broke free now, he wouldn’t be able to cause much chaos.

Thanks to Richard arranging for agricultural experts, several farms had sprung up around the mines to cultivate various fruits and vegetables for the Fire Lizards’ daily consumption.

The agricultural experts, resigned to their fate upon returning to the continent, managed the farms in such a promising way that the morale among the mines’ workers softened toward them.

People always respect the capable.

Looking at the landscape of the Red Sun World, Jolod pinched his nose.

“A world unbalanced by the Fire Element always looks like this.”

Richard chuckled, having heard this complaint before.

Richard, along with Jolod and Gao Wen, went to the mines where Gao Wen, with his instruments, began to carefully survey the area.

The location for setting up a Teleportation Array was crucial.

After surveying for several days, Gao Wen chose a spot. According to him, there was a small Earth Vein node beneath this spot, which would allow the free use of the Teleportation Array.

However, this place was a bit far from the mines—about several kilometers.

Jolod, looking at the selected site, frowned.

“Richard, did you secure another vein?”

“Not exactly. But I did acquire a fiefdom in the Red Sun World.”

“A fiefdom!”

Both Jolod and Gao Wen looked at Richard in surprise, as a fiefdom was not something a Great Wizard would grant lightly. Wizards had to make significant wartime contributions to be awarded a fiefdom by the Great Wizard.

Richard casually remarked, “Just got lucky, let’s set it up here.”

Despite his words, neither Jolod nor Gao Wen believed him.

Luck is a strong person’s modesty.

Seeing Richard make a decision, Jolod did not argue.

Without hesitation, Gao Wen pulled various materials from his Magic Pocket and began to set up the Teleportation Array.

Of course, he wouldn’t allow others to watch this process.

Richard and Jolod had to avoid the area temporarily.

The duo went to the mine, and the mine supervisor, Heskan, came forward to greet them.

“Lord Richard.”

Richard introduced Jolod, “This is Heskan, the supervisor of the mine. He manages it quite well.”

Jolod nodded; using natives to manage natives was a common strategy among wizards.

Then, Richard explained the rules he had set for the mine to Jolod, but the more Jolod heard, the deeper his frown became.

Once Richard finished speaking, Jolod paused for a moment before saying,

“Your management method…is quite innovative. Is there any study behind it?”

An eight-hour workday, team competition, additional rewards for increased production—even freedom!

The rules Richard had set seemed too lenient to be called mere kindness by Jolod’s standards; even a wizard’s alchemy factory wouldn’t have such relaxed work policies.

Yet these rules were well thought out, not seeming like they were made up on the spot.

So, Jolod did not question them immediately.

After all, his student’s ideas were always different from those of ordinary wizards, and some of his experiences might be wrong in Richard’s case.

“These rules are designed to stimulate their productivity,” Richard explained. “I’ve observed that a pure slave Fire Lizard must be constantly supervised to avoid slacking off significantly. That’s too wasteful for us.”

“Wasteful?” Jolod asked, puzzled.

It seemed a normal phenomenon to him.

Slaves needed to be driven with a whip to work.

“Teacher, we don’t have many slaves,” Richard explained, “Slaves are seen as expendables by many wizards because they have the financial means to afford treating them as such.

But our financial resources aren’t that strong, and it would be too regrettable to invest most of our hard-earned Magic Essence on slave labor.

So I set these rules, giving them small incentives which encourage them to work harder for us.

Compared to the profits they bring us, our investment is minimal.

The return on investment is quite astonishing.”

Seeing Jolod still confused, Richard didn’t bother explaining further, as it was like casting pearls before swine to these slave-owning wizards stuck in their ways.

He opted for a more direct approach—taking Jolod to the warehouse.

The warehouse, filled with Red Sun Gold Pattern Stones, immediately resolved Jolod’s doubts.

As long as the output is high, let the rules be peculiar; Jolod was a pragmatist after all.

After three days at the mine, Gao Wen finally completed the setup of the Teleportation Array. Looking at the vast circular Teleportation Array, with a Space Beacon floating in the center and spanning over three hundred square meters, Richard nodded in satisfaction.

“Very good, next we’ll head to the other side.”

Saying this, Richard pulled out a map and marked a point on it.

“This is where we’re going.”

“Isn’t this the Molten Sea?” Gao Wen asked, puzzled.

Richard smiled, “You’ll know once we get there.”