Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

Chapter 343 -59 Cross-Domain Trade Routes

The atmosphere fell into awkwardness.

Richard’s words were like a conviction. If a Law Enforcement Wizard couldn’t even remember the regulations issued by the Truth Council, then all his past achievements would now have to be “questioned”.

Who knows if there were any miscarriages of justice among them.

The black-robed wizard was left speechless by this statement. He took the scroll back from Richard, looked it over and over again, attempting to find any discrepancy.

But it was all in vain.

The five seals of the Tower of Truth stung his eyes like steel needles; the scroll was not fake.

But if the scroll was not fake, then the problem lay with himself.

The black-robed wizard handed the scroll back to Richard, pretending nothing was amiss, and said, “So it’s this regulation. Indeed, my oversight. Since its enactment, it has never been used; it was my negligence.”

After saying that, the black-robed wizard bowed slightly to Richard, “Sorry to bother you, Master.”

Watching the black-robed wizard’s low posture, several wizards from the security department widened their eyes in surprise.

When had the Law Enforcement Wizard from the Judicial Department ever been so humble?

Richard took back the scroll, his face wearing a half-smile.

“So it is, even Law Enforcement Wizards can forget some rarely used laws.”

Hearing this, the black-robed wizard’s face turned sour instantaneously; he quickly explained, “No, no, no, this was an exception. This regulation… it falls under special regulations.”

But what did it matter if it were a special regulation? Forgotten is forgotten, unknown is unknown.

For a Law Enforcement Wizard, misremembering or forgetting the law is a serious crime, subject to internal review.

If the review finds no issues, the wizard might only be fined, but if problems arise, the wizard could at best lose his job, or at worst, face the death penalty.

Although the black-robed wizard was very confident about his previous cases, what if there was a mistake?

He had been a Law Enforcement Wizard for two thousand years, who could guarantee there wasn’t a single error?

Seeing the black-robed wizard sweating profusely in anxiety, Richard didn’t press further, and smiled, “Master need not worry, this regulation is indeed unusual. Other Law Enforcement Wizards also forget it.

But being investigated by Law Enforcement Wizards is not an acceptable situation for me.

Master, since we’ve met, why don’t you just register them directly to avoid any more inquiries?”

Hearing Richard let go, the black-robed wizard breathed a sigh of relief.

“Certainly, I will register them right now to spare you from further inspections.”

“Then, Master, wait a moment, I will call them over…”

Before Richard could finish, the black-robed wizard interrupted, “No need, no need. Just someone to guide me directly.”

He now wanted to leave this troublesome place as soon as possible to avoid any further complications.

Bob nodded slightly to Bruto’s attendant, who then walked over to the black-robed wizard, saying he would guide him to find the dwarfs.

With a guide secured, the black-robed wizard didn’t want to linger for a second more; he grabbed the attendant and dashed into the transition area like escaping.

The wizards from the security department saw this and burst into hearty laughter, filling the air with a jovial atmosphere.

Bob laughed and said to Richard, “It’s not easy to see the big guns from the Judicial Department falter. Just now, they were trying to extort us, and now they’re scurrying away like they’ve been chased off.

Brother, you really helped me vent some fury this time.”

Richard raised an eyebrow: “It was so overdone; had I known, I wouldn’t have let him off so easily.”

Bob shook his head, still laughing: “Ah, brother, I appreciate your sentiment. But after all, he is a Law Enforcement Wizard from the Judicial Department; riling them up is no good for us.

They are like mosquitoes, annoying but not a major issue; just let them be.”

Soon, thirty Magic Dwarfs were all registered.

Under Bob’s arrangement, Richard joined the Nine Star Chamber of Commerce’s trade route, ready to head to the One Ring Tower of Truth…

The inter-domain trade route differed from ordinary trade routes.

Regular trade routes often use Flying Airships as the base unit, forming a caravan, traveling on fixed routes inside the Wizard World.

However, inter-domain trade routes are different.

They require passing through the Tower of Truth’s Teleportation Gate to reach worlds already conquered by wizards, then hopping from world to world, finally arriving at a new Tower of Truth.

During this process, the caravan’s goods often change hands multiple times, and the longer the inter-domain trade route, the higher the profits for the Chamber of Commerce.

It reminded Richard of playing an online game about merchant running from his previous life.

The Nine Stars Chamber of Commerce’s route wasn’t very long; it only passed through five worlds and took about a year to complete.

But some longstanding Chambers’ inter-domain routes could take up to several decades to complete, with profits reaching nearly a hundred thousand Magic Essence.

A long trade route was indeed like a goose that lays golden eggs.

Bob arranged a small Flying Airship for Richard as his personal transport, then had him follow the caravan towards the Tower of Truth…

Upon his journey, Richard even didn’t need to disembark from the flying airship, but merely followed the merchant convoy.

A month later, the convoy arrived at the Tower of Truth.

Upon seeing the endless queue of flying airships, Richard contacted the convoy supervisor and, after confirming it would take over a month to queue, he immediately disembarked.

During this period, he could conveniently deal with some personal matters.

Entering the residential layer, Richard quickly reached the Clear Frost Wizard Academy’s station, and through the station’s Teleportation Gate, he entered the Red Sun World.

The Red Sun World was still scorching, the Fire Lizard King Minar had been dealt with, and the sky was left with one vast sun.

The king’s sun had set.

Richard opened the Secret Realm and began the relocation of items within.

The Fire Lizard Craftsmen transported the Alchemy Machines out of the Secret Realm, piece by piece; they had already dismantled them and were waiting for this day.

Calion and Sulina were the first to exit the realm, after taking a deep breath of the fiery air rich with Fire Element, expressions of nostalgia appeared on their faces.

“You will be staying in the Red Sun World for almost twenty years, doesn’t that feel great?” Richard smiled.

“Indeed, it’s great, my lord,” Calion sighed. “Your realm is wonderful, but the Red Sun World is our homeland.

This is where we truly belong.”

“Since it is most suitable, then work hard,” Richard patted Calion on the back, speaking earnestly, “In these twenty years, you have plenty of work.

Besides producing Alchemy ink and components, you also need to focus on optimizing the Armor.

The current armor is too expensive and can’t be equipped as standard gear.”

Calion expressed confusion, “My lord, we don’t quite understand why you are so insistent on standardizing Holy Armor.

Isn’t it good to follow an elite path?”

Richard shook his head, “You haven’t grasped my meaning; I have never abandoned the elite path—I want both.

The enhancement potential for individual armors is limited; significant improvements can only happen once I’ve cracked the secret of the Power Furnace. So, now is a good time to research how to democratize the armors.”

“Alright, my lord,” Calion said, scratching his head, “We will do our best. Honestly, we are quite unaccustomed suddenly having to find alternatives when materials are lacking.”

Richard patted Calion’s back again, with a firm tone, “Adapt, I believe in your capability.

Your optimization is not all for me, when Fire Lizards go out to battle, the better your optimized armors, the lower their casualties will be.”

The equipment transportation took two days, and as the last piece of equipment was moved, Ulysses flew out of the Secret Realm and concurrently closed the rift of the Secret Realm.

When this rift opened again, it would probably be in twenty years.

“Achoo! A world biased towards Fire Element is still so uncomfortable,” Ulysses touched his nose, unable to resist complaining.

Richard ignored him and turning to the Fire Lizards who were loading the machines onto the truck, said,

“If there is any damage to the machines, go to the mining area and find a wizard; they will prepare the materials for you.

I still have matters to attend to, so I won’t see you off. I hope you have a pleasant twenty years.”

With that, Richard, grabbing Ulysses, walked towards the Teleportation Gate.

“Huh? What’s the matter, aren’t we spreading doctrine?” Ulysses was somewhat puzzled.

“Not for now, we still have other matters.”

Back at the Tower of Truth, after confirming with Iyad that no one had yet come to claim the inheritance, Richard returned to his Wizard Tower.

He still had one Silver Star Badge to collect.

After experiencing an Academy war, many black towers in the community had emptied.

Richard greeted a few wizards he recognized on the way and soon arrived at his Wizard Tower.

In the front courtyard of the Wizard Tower, a white dove perched motionless in a tree.

Upon seeing Richard return, the dove flew down from the tree, speaking human words,

“Wizard Richard, here is your Wizard World Second Level Honor Badge, we thank you for your contributions to the Wizard World.”

With that, the dove spat out a thumb-sized Alchemy Medal, all golden in color and shaped like a shield, with a silver five-pointed star engraved on the front and Richard’s name on the back.

Richard weighed the badge in his hand, and couldn’t help but remark, “So wealthy indeed, to use pure Mithril and Pure Gold for a badge. This must also be part of the reward.”

The Honor Badge was merely symbolic; Richard’s identity had already been recorded in the spirit system of the Tower of Truth. Even without this badge, Richard was still a recipient of the Silver Star Badge, still enjoying those privileges.

Having stored away the badge, Richard then returned to the still-queuing convoy.

“Gah, where are you off to now?” Ulysses, looking at the long line of Flying Airships, asked, slightly bewildered.

Richard pointed towards the Magic Dwarves in the airship cabin.

“I plan to make a trip to the One Ring Tower of Truth. I’ll take some Magic Dwarves back to their ancestral lands. Then, incidentally, I’ll inquire about the Dreamwalker Club.”

Now, Richard’s power was about to break through to the Three Rings, yet he was significantly lacking in spiritual power.

Thus, he planned to seek out the Dreamwalker Club, to acquire the technology to enter the Nightmare Wizard World.

Once he could enter the Nightmare Wizard World, the lack of spiritual power would not be a problem anymore.