Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 285 - 6: Your Own Holy Armor

Chapter 285 -6: Your Own Holy Armor

Mephit’s drink was strong, and Richard had slept soundly for seven days.

On the eighth day, Richard woke up from his deep slumber, not feeling any hangover headache but rather feeling refreshed and invigorated.

“Wow, that drink was really strong,” Richard exclaimed.

Ulysses flew up to him and loudly mocked:

“Ha, it’s not the drink that’s strong, it’s your low tolerance. One drink and you’re out, next time sit at the kids’ table.”

Richard’s face turned red, and he glowered at Ulysses.

“I said it was the drink!”

Ulysses said nothing more, just kept laughing loudly with his hoarse voice, soaring through the air.

Richard temporarily ignored this boring World Master and took out two crystal balls from his pocket.

Upon waking up, Richard felt both his spiritual power and physique had enhanced.

[Spiritual Power: 120, Physique: 141, Magic Power: 24000]

“My spiritual power actually increased by four points, and my physique by three points.”

Richard was somewhat surprised as he looked at the data; in the Red Sun World where he had stayed for over sixty years, his spiritual power had only increased by six points. His physique, meanwhile, had increased by twenty-six points due to the effects of the Molten Sea and the Physique Enhancement Gland.

Yet this single drink had added four points to his spiritual power and three to his physique.

If this drink were sold on the market, it would definitely not be available for less than seven or eight hundred magic essences.

In fact, Richard still didn’t fully understand the prices. Put up in Mephit’s bar, this drink sold for a thousand magic essences, and it was only available once a week; it was a priceless item.

Among wizards, any item that could directly increase physique and spiritual power was extremely precious, especially those boosting physique.

Because it doesn’t require any intelligence, just ingestion.

And a strong body, even for a wizard focused on spiritual evolution, represents a boost in strength.

Putting the crystal balls back into his pocket, Richard took out the other crystal ball which contained the blueprint for the Tesla Type 9 Shield Guard Alchemy Puppet.

This puppet, starting with ‘Tesla’, must be from the Wizard World’s largest arms dealer, the products of the Tesla Chamber of Commerce.

Products from the Tesla Chamber of Commerce are known for their high quality and stable performance, which is also the origin of this quality-chasing trend among Alchemy Wizards.

How the blueprint ended up in Mephit’s hands was unknown to Richard, and he was too lazy to find out.

For now, as long as the blueprint was in his hands and he didn’t run into a technician wizard from the Tesla Chamber of Commerce, he was safe.

Moreover, as an Alchemy Wizard, he certainly had the capability to make some modifications to the Alchemy Puppet.

…

Richard studied the blueprint of the Tesla Type 9 Shield Guard Alchemy Puppet for half a month, during which he constantly reproduced the diagrams on paper.

The Alchemy Puppet, indeed an advanced version of the Alchemy Golem, far exceeded the traditional golem in performance in both offense and defense.

Of course, these performance improvements came at a significantly high cost.

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After studying the blueprint, Richard estimated the material costs for this Alchemy Puppet.

Just the materials alone would cost five thousand magic essences.

Plus, many parts of the puppet required a high level of alchemy skill to manufacture. Hiring such skilled wizards meant the labor costs would also be astonishingly high.

Richard calculated that he would need to sell the puppet for at least ten thousand magic essences to break even.

Yet, the performance of this puppet was only equivalent to that of a One Ring Wizard.

While many One Ring Wizards could be instantly killed by him, some experienced old wizards could also figure out how to handle it.

“Only because the Wizard Civilization is still expanding can such an Alchemy Puppet army be utilized. Should the expansion stop, these puppets would definitely be the first to be abandoned,” Richard criticized after pricing it.

The Wizard World was still expanding; unexplored worlds awaited wizards, thus these expensive Alchemy Puppet armies weren’t necessarily impractical.

After all, these puppet armies did possess formidable strength.

But if the expansion ceased, or if they encountered a civilization on par with themselves, these costly Alchemy Puppets would have to face extremization—either reverting to the cheaper production of Alchemy Golems or disregarding costs altogether to pursue maximum combat ability.

But complaints aside, the Tesla Type 9 Shield Guard Alchemy Puppet was indeed a very elaborate creation. Worthy of being a product iterated through nine generations by the Tesla Chamber of Commerce.

Richard called over some Fire Lizard Alchemy Masters from the other side of the Secret Realm and handed them the blueprints.

“This is a wizard’s Alchemy Puppet,” Richard explained. “Although Wizard Alchemy is quite different from Giant Dragon Alchemy, the design philosophy is still very much worth learning from.

Take these blueprints back and see if you can learn anything.”

The Fire Lizards took the thick stack of draft papers Richard handed them, and respectfully responded:

“Understood, sir.”

…

Leaving the Secret Realm, Richard suddenly remembered that he seemed to have an agreement with a wizard named Damir.

He remembered that Damir had mastered a more efficient way of compressing elements.

He went to the location of the Clear Frost Legion, hoping to find this wizard, but the outcome was rather disappointing.

“Master Richard, Damir is dead,” Iyad said regretfully.

Richard could hardly believe it: “He’s dead?”

“Yes, he was a bit unlucky; he encountered an Imperial Guard Dragon Warrior during a slave raid.”

Richard sighed: “Alright, did he leave any relics?”

Iyad furrowed his brows, his tone serious as he spoke, “Master Richard, the relics of the wizards who have fallen in the legion must be distributed according to their wills. This is one of the most strictly enforced regulations in the legion. Anyone who violates this will be burnt to death by the Soul Fire.”

Richard realized his mistake and repeatedly apologized.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean it. I would like to ask for your help; if someone comes to claim his relics, please contact me.”

As he spoke, Richard handed a small bag of Magic Essence to Iyad.

Iyad didn’t accept the Magic Essence, instead, he just asked Richard for a contact method.

“This kind of thing is just a trivial effort; you needn’t go so far, Master.”

After leaving the Clear Frost Legion’s base, Richard returned to the Wizard Tower, where Ali had been waiting for him for a long time.

“If you hadn’t come back, I would have thought you had forgotten about me,” Ali said with a hint of resentment.

Richard gave an awkward laugh, as no one had expected that designing a set of equipment could take so long, even with clear technology and a group of Fire Lizard Alchemy Masters.

“Sorry, sorry, there was a little mishap.”

Ali did not press on. She walked over to Richard and whispered in his ear:

“So, what’s your new idea?”

Ali was very close, her fiery body pressing against Richard, igniting his passion.

“…I obtained some Fire Element artifacts in the Red Sun World and wanted to ask for your help in analyzing them. Some of these artifacts have quite unusual properties.”

Ali stiffened, her eyes turning resentful again.

“Is that it?”

Richard nodded affirmatively, “Yes, that’s it. What did you think it was?”

Ali’s face turned a sudden shade of red, and she punched Richard hard in the chest.

“You, you, you… where are your things! You’ve left me hanging here so long, no discounts this time!”

Richard pulled out several sealed Flame Artifacts from his pocket, some obtained from Bob, and others from the Fire Lizards.

These so-called artifacts are extraordinary items that defy common sense, such as flames that burn underwater, rocks that replicate without absorbing energy or elements, and magical conches that play music without any skill… These all qualify as artifacts.

At first glance, these items seem impossible, thus earning them the title of artifacts.

Of course, these artifacts do not truly defy logic; they just possess certain unusual qualities that give the appearance of defying logic.

Each artifact holds a secret and is a natural subject for study.

“Charging for studying artifacts, you can’t just exploit our relationship to overcharge me for Magic Essence,” Richard complained.

But seeing Ali’s flushed and lovely face, Richard decided to overlook the matter for now.

After all, many of their dealings often ended up being settled more… personally.

He could bear a little more burden.

…

While Richard and Ali studied the Fire Element artifacts, the Alchemy Masters of Fire Lizards in the Secret Realm were enthusiastically studying the blueprints.

The completion of the Flesh Factory not only provided Richard with an endless supply of semi-elemental active flesh but also significantly advanced the craftsmanship of his Fire Lizard artisans.

Several Fire Lizard Alchemy Masters had already reached a bottleneck in their Alchemy skills, but under Richard’s guidance, they had all breakthrough to new heights.

This skill enhancement expanded their horizons.

Furthermore, Richard had given them blueprints for Alchemy Puppets, and the collision of two different Alchemy skills inspired a resurgence in their previously exhausted wells of inspiration.

“It’s amazing! The mechanical structure can be so intricate,” exclaimed Calion as he looked at a blueprint in his hands.

On the other side, Sulina, whose skill level rivaled Calion’s, also spoke up, “Indeed, I had never thought that mechanical creatures could be more agile than living ones.

These blueprints even remind me of the intricate structures on the Holy Armor.

However, compared to the incomprehensible structures of Holy Armor, wizard designs are a bit cruder and more suited to our level.”

Suddenly, a Fire Lizard Alchemy Master, engrossed in studying the design, looked up. His eyes shining, he addressed Sulina and Calion:

“Right, Holy Armor! Many of these structures can be applied to the armor!”

With that, the Fire Lizard Alchemy Master ran to the rest area like a madman and pulled out a leather scroll from a pile of ancient tomes.

He approached the gathering of Alchemy Masters and unfurled the ancient leather scroll.

On the scroll was a sketch of an incomplete exoskeleton armor containing unreasonable structures.

Nevertheless, the eyes of the Alchemy Masters were fixed on the armor depicted.

This scroll opened up new avenues of thought for them.

The Fire Lizard with the scroll, speaking somewhat feverishly, proclaimed:

“My fellows, in ancient times, we bore a sacred title—’Mechanics’! We were tasked with maintaining the Holy Armor and various Divine Relics.

But as our skills regressed, we couldn’t even understand the structure of our own armor, let alone fabricate a single armor plate.

Thus, we lost this sacred title.

Now our skills have improved, but we’ve lost the Holy Armor and the Divine Relics.

We can no longer prove we deserve this sacred title.

But now, we have a chance.”

The eyes of the many Alchemy Masters sparkled with a somewhat crazy notion.

“Perhaps we can forge our own set of Holy Armor!”