Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

Having adjusted the experimental conditions, Richard observed for a while longer. Unfortunately, no miracle occurred; his clone's disintegration rate was merely slower than before.

Gazing at the blue flames, an idea suddenly struck Richard.

"It seems this thing is better suited as a weapon. Contain the radiation, focus the blast, and it could disintegrate the body of a third-level creature in an instant."

For the vast majority of native creatures, losing their body was no different from death.

Richard casually took out a notebook and recorded his idea.

A mature wizard always had a tool for recording inspirations, be it a notebook, a magic book, or an Image Capturing Crystal Ball, among others that could record information.

Wizards had ample time and sufficient ability to realize these inspirations.

For the longevity species, thought rigidity was an inevitable problem; at this time, any inspiration was incredibly precious.

Leaving the laboratory, Richard went through a deep meditation session in the Secret Realm, then returned to the Red Sun World.

According to Iyad, the Fire Lizard bandits within the Wizard Control Zone should have been almost eradicated by now; otherwise, the headquarters would not have rashly moved against Luxor.

If this was confirmed, what he needed to do now was to head to the border as soon as possible, lest after the advances made by the White Wizard Army, he wouldn't even get to sip the soup—the Fire Lizard Resistance Army of Luxor was no big trouble for wizards, and the well-organized White Wizard Army had more than enough strength to wipe them out.

This process did not require the help of Black Wizards, and those White Wizards did not wish for Black Wizards to participate.

A battle destined to be victorious was like a cake already made; naturally, the White Wizard Army wanted as few people as possible to share the cake.

Following the map's guidance, Richard started to move toward Luxor. During this journey, Richard saw many Black Wizards who were just as informed.

For some reason, after entering Linksa Empire, the headquarters had not assigned the Black Wizards infiltration tasks. A large number of Black Wizards were all eliminating bandits within the Linksa Empire, an apparent underuse of their capabilities.

A month later, Richard's Communication Crystal Ball suddenly conveyed a message.

[The war involving Luxor Province and its surrounding regions will commence in one day. Wizards may freely choose whether to participate in this war.]

Listening to this message, Richard couldn't help but laugh sardonically, "A free choice, that's a nice phrase. But when it comes to gnawing on a tough bone, where was the free choice?"

Pocketing the Communication Crystal Ball, not far from Richard, ten battle groups of ten thousand each were already assembled.

According to the White Wizard Army's battle array, the ten thousand unit was the largest combat entity. Ten of these groups, along with their accompanying War Airships and Synthetic Beast Army, were sufficient to crush the Fire Lizard Resistance Army of Luxor.

But it wasn't just ten thousand units that the wizards were deploying this time. Rumors suggested that to the southwest of Luxor, there was another White Wizard Army of around one hundred thousand.

If the rumors were true, this war would involve nearly half of the White Wizards from the Wizard Control Zone.

The well-informed Black Wizards had already formed a small town on the periphery of the White Wizard Army, and among them, Richard easily found Iyad, robed in white.

At the moment, he was huddling with a few other White Wizards, looking sullenly at the nearby White Wizard Army.

Upon seeing Richard, Iyad seemed somewhat pleased to greet him.

"Master Richard, I've finally waited for you. I thought you might have gotten lost."

"Lost? What made you think that?" Richard asked curiously.

"Nothing much. While conversing with these few friends of mine, I heard a rumor that their Floating City also had a Master named Richard who's quite something. As a Black Wizard, he supposedly got lost inside Linksa Empire during his infiltration period."

Saying this, Iyad couldn't help but laugh.

"How ludicrous must these rumors be before they get shaped into this? A Black Wizard that gets lost behind enemy lines, how could such a wizard possibly reach Third Ring?"

Richard also laughed, but his smile was somewhat awkward.

Ha-ha-ha, indeed, that foolish wizard is only at Second Ring, far from reaching Third Ring.

Through Iyad's introduction, Richard also got to know the other White Wizards.

These were friends of Iyad in the army, who had all been reassigned to the Black Wizard sequence in this reorganization.

After mingling with these wizards, Richard discovered that these White Wizards were no weaklings. And according to them, many powerful White Wizards had been reassigned to the Black Wizard sequence.

What was even stranger was that the information about this offensive was kept highly confidential within the White Wizard ranks, so much so that even Iyad's information came from White Wizards recruited by the Great Wizard Yuhuo.

"This is quite strange."

A trace of unease flickered through Richard's mind; the headquarters' actions were too peculiar.

Using so many White Wizards for eliminating bandits, being so stringent with information security, and reassigning these elite White Wizards to the Black Wizard sequence.

When combining these three together, it all seemed strange no matter how one looked at it.

Suddenly, Richard recalled the words Ulysses had said to him before falling asleep.

"You've already won this war; that green bone skeleton is trapping that Fire Lizard."

Why would Ulysses say the wizards had already won?

Although the Fire Lizard King Morick had temporarily disappeared, the remaining Fire Lizard King Minar was also a Level 5 Creature. The Great Wizard Yuhuo was severely injured, Great Wizard Qing Shuang was a Four Rings wizard, and the number of the Wizard Army had dropped to half of what it was before the war began.

No matter how one looked at it, the wizards seemed to be at a disadvantage.

But Ulysses told him the wizards had already won... If Ulysses was not mistaken, then there was only one possibility—Great Wizard Yuhuo and Great Wizard Qing Shuang had the ability to kill Minar.

Thinking about this, Richard suddenly asked Iyad:

"Iyad, does your White Wizard Army have any means to resist the World Master?"

Iyad paused, "Hm? Why do you suddenly ask this?"

Richard's face was serious, "Just tell me whether you do or not, and whether this method requires the formation of units of ten thousand to use,"

Iyad and a few White Wizards around him changed their expressions, clearly, Richard was right.

"Master, what have you realized?" Iyad asked seriously.

At this moment, he vaguely guessed that he might have made a mistake.

...

In the Royal Capital of the Minar Empire, at the top of the Pyramid where Minar had stood for ten years, his eyes suddenly opened.

He could feel that the aura of the terrible Great Wizard known as Inferno had just weakened to the point of nearly vanishing.

"Finally couldn't hold on anymore?"

Minar's gaze turned towards the Floating City as if he could see through the spatial barriers to the Inferno Great Wizard at the heart of the Floating City.

"Such severe injuries and yet he managed to hold on for ten years, truly a terrifying creature."

Dragon Wings sprouted behind Minar once again. He had waited ten years, just to wait for the Inferno Great Wizard to fall into slumber.

Now, at last, he could expel these wizards!

"Mai Han, Harash."

Two figures flew out from the Royal Capital and quickly arrived beside Minar.

"Immediately mobilize the troops, the Great Wizards of the wizards have fallen into slumber; today is the day we counterattack!"

Upon hearing this, Mai Han immediately shouted in agreement, but Harash hesitated for a moment before advising,

"Your Majesty Minar, wizards are not reckless creatures; they are always meticulous and cautious. If their situation is this dire, they should have left the Red Sun World long ago. Your Majesty, I suspect this is a ruse."

Minar shifted his gaze to Harash, the immense Dragon Power pressing down on Harash like a mountain. Yet, Harash showed no reaction and maintained his advising stance.

Mai Han was somewhat terrified; wasn't Harash's advice blatantly calling Minar foolish?

Minar was not angry, as he was well aware of Harash's reputation.

"Harash, your words make sense, but your power is too insignificant; there's much you cannot see.

Carry out the orders."

With that, Minar spread his Dragon Wings, and his figure vanished from the top of the Pyramid.

Mai Han straightened up, his face showing relief as if he had just survived a disaster.

"My Marshal Harash, you truly are fearless."

Harash stood up straight, his expression unchanged.

"This is our duty, Mai Han."

Seeing Harash's composed face, Mai Han almost believed he was the one from the old Morick Empire and that Harash before him was Minar's Grand Marshal.

"Fine, you're ruthless. Which plan shall we follow?" Mai Han casually asked.

Harash was silent for a moment before speaking, "Use the backup plan. This move by His Majesty is definitely a trap. After dealing with these wizards for so many years, their favorite tactic is to exploit cognitive differences to calculate against us."

Upon hearing this, Mai Han's eyes narrowed.

"Have you lost your mind? This is disobeying His Majesty's orders. If your conjecture is wrong, we are both dead!"

Harash's gaze moved towards the Linksa Empire, speaking solemnly,

"No worries, I'll knock you out later. If there's an issue, it'll be my responsibility.

This concerns the future of the Fire Lizard Clan; I cannot afford to gamble."

...

"Phew, this operation is probably the Great Wizard fishing," Richard said with a wry smile on his face. "This operation is likely to be very dangerous; even the entire Legion might face the risk of annihilation. That's why Great Wizard Qing Shuang temporarily reassigned you all to the Black Wizard sequence. If the Legion is annihilated, you should serve as the seeds for its reconstruction."

As soon as Richard finished speaking, a dreadful pressure suddenly emanated from deep within the Fire Lizard Empire.

The Black Wizards in attendance sensed it and scattered in horror.

Although they didn't guess the Great Wizard's plan, they knew one thing for certain: the smaller the target, the better.

A few White Wizards reassigned to the Black Wizard sequence quickly formed up into an array, preparing to flee the area. However, when Iyad invited Richard to join the formation, Richard casually tore open a Space Rift and pulled out a lively, armored hound.

A Secret Realm Fragment, and not a low-quality one at that.

Richard's face beamed with a smile like a wealthy dog breeder:

"No need to worry about me, I have a Secret Realm Fragment to take refuge in."