Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 358 - 74 The Secret to Becoming the Nightmare Lord

Chapter 358 -74 The Secret to Becoming the Nightmare Lord

Richard’s heart skipped a beat, but he quickly steadied his mind.

The Nightmare Artifact had originally belonged to the Pyramid, and the slight mark in the middle, leaving a precaution, was quite normal.

But Richard shook his head, saying, “I feel that’s not enough.”

He had already considered the Nightmare Artifact to be in his possession. Using it as compensation was akin to getting something for nothing.

How could Richard agree to that!

“Not enough?” The Pyramid was initially taken aback, then quickly understood Richard’s implication and couldn’t help but say angrily, “Wizard, do you really take my belongings as your own?”

Richard nodded unabashedly.

“Yes, I do take it as my own, for it is rightly mine.”

Richard’s straightforward reply caused the Pyramid to be somewhat stunned.

He had seen wizards treat contracts like toilet paper, but he had never seen a wizard acknowledge so blatantly that he treated contracts in the same manner.

Was this wizard shameless?

But that’s not what Richard thought.

The original deal was deliberately proposed by the Pyramid to find someone to attract firepower.

Perhaps the Pyramid had not expected that Richard would be able to retain the Nightmare Artifact.

Regarding such a contract based on calculation, Richard felt no psychological burden in violating it.

Especially when dealing with an Alien.

Although Richard saw himself as a pragmatist, the subtle influence of the Wizard Society still inevitably imbued him with some racial perspectives.

This made his moral baseline exceedingly flexible when it came to different Races.

The Pyramid’s unusually large eye looked back and forth at Richard.

Richard’s brazen openness was definitely supported by ample strength.

He had seen wizards deliberately provoke Nightmare Lords and then retaliate when attacked, only to capture and research the seals of the Nightmare Lords.

These wizards were inherently greedy and shameless.

But after observing for a long time, he still couldn’t discern where Richard’s confidence came from.

Richard did have some Nightmare rules on him, but compared to the Pyramid, they were far too weak.

As for the robust Power of Nightmare, the Pyramid didn’t take it seriously at all.

Wizards were able to dominate in the Nightmare World because they relied on their extraordinary utilization of externalized world rules, far surpassing ordinary nightmare creatures.

But in the Nightmare World, it’s the Nightmare rules that rule supreme.

Without enough rules to back him up, not even a Big Decomposition Cannon could affect the Pyramid.

Surely this wizard’s confidence didn’t come from that silly bird on his shoulder.

“Wizard, your spirit of contract is really just hot air,” the Pyramid spat angrily.

Richard, however, didn’t back down, “Did you really think I didn’t see through your calculations from the beginning?”

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a bit oppressive.

“Wizard, I’m curious where your confidence comes from!”

The Pyramid’s voice was like a volcano on the verge of eruption. A chilling domain spread from the center of the Pyramid, enveloping Richard in an instant.

This was the Nightmare Domain, the bread and butter of every Nightmare Lord.

He wanted to see what gave Richard the audacity to act so brazenly in his presence.

But quickly, the domain retracted back into the Pyramid’s body.

Richard stood unmoved, his expression unchanged.

He looked around the room and then at the Pyramid’s throne, before saying with a faint smile:

“It seems your methods aren’t very effective.”

The Pyramid looked at Richard with a mix of shock and anger. He had retracted his domain because he had failed to assimilate Richard into his Nightmare Domain!

This was unprecedented since he had acquired his Nightmare Domain.

It was a common understanding among Nightmare Lords that only a domain could oppose a domain. But this wizard had shattered that belief.

Had these wizards already developed Magic Equipment to prevent from being pulled into a Nightmare Domain?

The Pyramid watched Richard with uncertainty for a while before finally speaking:

“Wizard, you indeed have some skills. Let me reconsider the terms of our deal.”

Richard smiled and replied, “In that case, I shall take my leave. I hope you come to the right decision.”

…

After leaving the palace, Richard gestured to Bone and quickly departed from the Pyramid’s residence.

It was only then that a look of relief passed over Richard’s face.

He glanced back at the palace somewhat apprehensively, feeling a sense of fortune in his heart.

Summoning Ulysses had certainly been a wise choice.

Only a domain could oppose a domain, which was a special saying in the Nightmare World, as Nightmare rules usually developed toward forming a domain.

The true meaning of the statement was that only rules could counteract rules.

A Nightmare Domain was like a rapid current; ordinary people would be swept away upon encountering such a current. But Ulysses, with his vast array of rules, was like a boulder – no matter the ferocity of the current, he remained immovable.

Of course, this was all based on the fact that Ulysses had sufficiently “substantial” rules, representing an indirect form of overpowering strength.

Normally, a Nightmare Lord at Ulysses’s level couldn’t prevent Ulysses from being drawn into a Nightmare Domain without actively using his rules.

“Boss, where next?” Bone asked, somewhat puzzled.

Richard seemed to have no intention of staying in the Inner City District. Since leaving the palace, he had walked out of the Cemetery City without a backward glance.

Richard replied offhandedly, “Go outside the city; Cemetery City is a bit unsafe.”

Cemetery City had once been a Nightmare Territory. Although the Nightmare Lord of the past had abandoned this land, the things he left behind in this territory had not been completely taken away.

When the Pyramid used the Nightmare Domain, Richard activated his Energy Vision.

In Richard’s Energy Vision, beneath the Inner City District of Cemetery City, there were networks filled with the Power of Nightmare.

Richard did not know what the effects of these networks were, but he could confirm that they could definitely be utilized by the Pyramid.

Because in that room, he clearly saw a huge network node, and that node was precisely located at the position of the Pyramid’s throne.

If this was said to be a coincidence, Richard would certainly not believe it.

So, for safety’s sake, Richard decided to temporarily leave this damned place.

…

Inside the palace, the Pyramid sat on the throne, continuously pondering the recent situation.

Richard’s performance was truly terrifying; for a Nightmare Lord, their Nightmare Domain was their greatest ability.

And now, he was unable to pull a Big Nightmare disguised as an Otherworld creature into the domain.

This made Pyramid’s heart feel a bit hairy.

What had these wizards been researching all these years?

After much thought, a black humanoid creature suddenly emerged from Pyramid’s body.

“Go to Seeker’s Tavern,” Pyramid ordered.

The black humanoid knelt halfway, then quickly left the palace.

Every Lawless Land had a Seeker’s Tavern, and Cemetery City was no exception.

In Seeker’s Tavern, as usual, there was a buzz of voices, with Nightmare creatures drinking freely and discussing loudly the two new Nightmare creatures who had arrived.

“What sort of background do these two newcomers have to have a connection with the Tax Collector?”

“Who knows, just don’t provoke whatever they’ve got going on. Anyone who can have dealings with that flayer and still live must be no simple character.”

“Flayer? Hahaha, that’s a good name. Be careful not to let him hear that, or he might flay you…”

Creak!

The tavern’s door was pushed open, and a pitch-black humanoid creature entered the tavern.

The Nightmare creatures who saw him all stopped talking.

“The Tax Collector’s minion came over?” The Nightmare creature that had just called the Pyramid a flayer whispered.

“How should I know?”

The black figure approached the counter, and suddenly, Pyramid’s voice emanated from it.

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Hearing the voice, the bartender’s face instantly bore a bright smile.

“That’s easy to say, five hundred thousand strands of Power of Nightmare, and I’ll have it sent directly to you.”

“That’s too much, one hundred thousand.”

The bartender’s smile stiffened, then he laughed awkwardly, “Aren’t you haggling a bit too hard? How about four hundred thousand.”

“Two hundred thousand, no more.”

“Three hundred thousand, and I’ll give you the latest intelligence we’ve just received. Our boss even personally dealt with it.”

“…Deal.”

Having said that, the smooth face of the black shadow suddenly split open with a large mouth. Nightmare Crystals spouted out like a fountain from its mouth.

The Demon bartender, overjoyed, collected these Nightmare Crystals and then handed a sheepskin scroll to the black figure.

The black figure swallowed the sheepskin scroll into its abdomen, and soon, its body trembled violently.

In the palace, Pyramid looked at the information on the sheepskin scroll, his mind a bit dazed.

These wizards had almost never appeared in the Nightmare World in the past ten thousand years. Even the Seeker’s Tavern, usually well-informed, had only recently encountered a wizard.

And this wizard had brought explosive news.

Wizards had begun to venture into the Star Sea, no longer interested in the Nightmare World, an Illusion World.

After all, apart from producing Dream Rules and serving as a testing ground, the Nightmare World didn’t have much of a use.

In the past, wizards hadn’t started colonizing, so every resource site was precious.

But now, the wizards had such an excess of Material World’s resources that they could hardly digest them all, leaving them uninterested in the Nightmare World which had almost no output.

Pyramid integrated the sheepskin scroll into his body and started to think quickly about the subsequent trade.

The times had changed.

It was no longer the era where one could find a wizard with just a little search.

The Richard cooperating with him now might be the only active wizard in the current Nightmare World.

If he did not seize this opportunity, his schemes would probably all fall through.

After pondering for a moment, another black figure emerged from Pyramid.

Although he was somewhat displeased inside, as a Nightmare Lord who had lived for who knows how many years, he would not let such emotions affect him.

Compared to what he was about to obtain, the benefits he was giving away were trivial.

…

The visit of the black figure was quicker than Richard had expected.

Outside Cemetery City, the black figure acted as a go-between and began the final negotiations with Richard.

“Wizard, I can give you some more things, but this time we need a contract, a real contract.”

Richard smiled, “That’s doable. So what’s your offer?”

The black figure paused for a moment, then spoke slowly:

“Wizard, would you like to know the secret of becoming a Nightmare Lord?”