Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

Chapter 348 -64 Sixth Circle Witchcraft: Gate of Nightmare

After Ulysses devoured the Twisted Meat Ball, the mental erosion naturally disappeared too.

Wizards surrounding the Wizard Tower awoke from their nightmare and instantly activated the laboratory’s protective measures.

Centered around Wizard Tower number three hundred sixty-two, violent Magic Fluctuations erupted across hundreds of meters of Wizard Tower.

That is to say, dozens of wizards had been affected by the mental erosion.

This was already considered a minor experimental accident.

Soon, upon the reports from the affected wizards, Law Enforcement Wizards from the Judicial Department swiftly arrived at the scene.

…

Camilla looked at the Wizard Tower before her, with brows tightly knitted.

Ten minutes earlier, she had received a report that an experimental accident occurred at Wizard Tower number three hundred sixty-two, affecting dozens of surrounding Wizard Towers.

Although the experimental accident seemed to be under control for now, the issue of compensation still required a Law Enforcement Wizard to resolve.

So she came.

But the Wizard Tower before her didn’t seem like one that had resolved an experimental accident at all.

This Wizard Tower exuded an ominous aura from the inside out.

But as a Law Enforcement Wizard, she had to fulfill her duty.

Camilla took a deep breath, landed at the gate of the Wizard Tower courtyard, and rang the doorbell.

Ding dong dong…

A clutter of bell sounds emanated from inside the Wizard Tower.

But Camilla, upon hearing these bells, couldn’t feel the slightest bit of joy.

The screams mingling within the bell’s clang made her quite unsettled.

She had heard of some psychologically troubled wizards who would imprison Alien souls, to delight in their screams.

Could it be that she had encountered one today?

Camilla pulled out the residency information for Wizard Tower number three hundred sixty-two from her pocket.

The information showed that the owner of the Wizard Tower was a Three Rings Wizard, a Soul Wizard at that.

Soul Wizards were sometimes even more detestable than Curse Wizards within wizarding circles.

“Damn it, I knew those bastards wouldn’t want to handle this,” Camilla complained.

As her words fell, the great doors of the Wizard Tower slowly opened.

A wizard in a black robe, wearing a silver mask, with a black crow on his shoulder, walked out from the Wizard Tower.

Camilla suppressed the tension in her heart and demanded with a feigned authority, “Is this Wizard Farret speaking? I am Wizard Camilla from the Judicial Department.

Your experiment has caused an experimental accident, affecting dozens of wizards in the vicinity. I am here to…”

“I apologize, Law Enforcement Wizard, but I am not Master Farret,” Richard politely interrupted, “If you are here to discuss compensation, I suggest you ask the group of wizards inside.” freewēbnoveℓ.com

“The wizards inside?” Camilla was puzzled.

“Yes, the wizards inside. I was asked to come and clean up their mess.”

Camilla feigned realization, “Oh, is that so. And how is the situation inside, Master?”

Richard smiled, “The source of the accident has been dealt with, and the impact it caused will soon dissipate.”

Camilla nodded, “Thank you for your hard work, Master.”

Richard opened the gate to the courtyard and left past Camilla. She didn’t sense anything amiss.

She scratched her head, feeling like she had missed something, but couldn’t figure out what it was.

“Never mind,” Camilla shook her head, “let’s go inside and see what’s happening.”

…

Having left Wizard Tower number three hundred sixty-two, Richard immediately rushed to the Nine Star Chamber of Commerce store, prepared to continue with the trans-dimensional trade along with the caravan.

Nine Star Chamber of Commerce’s trade caravan planned to visit all Five Towers of Truth in the Wizard World.

By following them, Richard wouldn’t only broaden his horizons but could also return to the Four Rings Tower of Truth.

“Won’t this cause you any trouble?” Ulysses asked after arriving at the Nine Stars’ branch, unable to hold back, “Deceiving a Law Enforcement Wizard, even I know that’s a serious crime.”

Richard spread his hands innocently, “When did I deceive her? I answered everything she asked, and she didn’t stop me as I walked past.

Besides, I was here to clean up the mess in the first place, and those wizards from the Dreamwalker Club should be the ones paying up.”

“What about Mind Guidance? Using rule abilities on a Law Enforcement Wizard is also a serious crime, right?”

A sly smile crossed Richard’s face, “Who can prove I used Mind Guidance?

It is not like the mental magics of the Soul School, which leave traces on the soul. Without evidence, even a Law Enforcement Wizard can’t do anything to me.

Plus, I’ve already suggested someone to solve the case for her; she would have to be really idle to come looking for me.”

After a moment’s thought, Ulysses found Richard’s reasoning sound.

It wasn’t a major case, just a small experimental accident that led to a financial dispute.

And as for Wizard Farret’s situation, the Dreamwalker Club would naturally cover it up thoroughly.

…

The merchant caravan stopped near the Second Ring Tower of Truth for almost two months, and during that time, Richard wasn’t once questioned by the Law Enforcement Wizards.

This indirectly proved that the issue with the experimental accident had already been resolved by the Dreamwalker Club.

After resting and resupplying, the caravan loaded up with goods and set off once again.

This time, their destination was the Third Ring Tower of Truth, passing through four worlds on the way, taking roughly one year’s time. According to the caravan supervisor, if all went well, they could return to the Four Rings Tower of Truth in about five years.

Aboard the airship, Richard flipped through the materials he had obtained from the Dreamwalker Club.

The Dreamwalker Club had amassed a lot of research materials on the Nightmare World; over the years, to find a solution to their own problems, they never stopped entering the Nightmare World to seek answers.

Thus, they had accumulated quite a substantial amount of research materials.

After a while, Richard set aside the research materials and took out two thick magic books from his pocket.

One of them appeared very ancient, as if it had weathered thousands of years, while the other was almost brand new.

The ancient magic book was an inheritance of the research materials left by an ancient wizard, obtained by the leader of the Dreamwalker Club. The new magic book recorded the ritual magic needed to enter the Nightmare World—The Gate of Nightmare.

After flipping through the two magic books, Richard’s brow involuntarily furrowed slightly.

This ritual magic was a little too cumbersome; its complexity had reached the level of Sixth Circle witchcraft.

In the realm of complex ritual magic, this was extremely rare.

In the Wizard World, the circle number of a piece of witchcraft merely represents the complexity level of the spell, and does not indicate how powerful it is.

Many of the spells used nowadays originally had Magic Models of the Fourth or Fifth Circle, but after long-term development, these witchcrafts were gradually simplified to First or Second Circle.

Yet, their power had not decreased in the slightest and had even increased.

“No, this spell must be improved,” Richard muttered to himself, looking at the magic book.

This ritual magic was too complex, such that in its standard state it would require at least five wizards to cast the spell simultaneously, which was also a major characteristic of ritual magic.

This characteristic was immaterial to the Dreamwalker Club, but it presented a big problem for Richard.

He couldn’t possibly need to find four wizards to help him cast the spell every time he entered the Nightmare World.

Therefore, he had no choice but to complete this witchcraft on his own.

But he wasn’t a Three Rings Soul Wizard from the Soul School, able to use the witchcraft of the Soul School to effortlessly handle such complex spells.

He certainly didn’t want to endure magical rebound three or five times just for entering the Nightmare World once.

So simplifying the witchcraft was essential.

“You want to simplify this witchcraft?” Richard’s shoulder companion, Ulysses, suddenly spoke up.

Richard turned his head towards him, “Yes, do you have any thoughts?”

“I think you better deal with that meat ball first, then look into this problem.

The advantage of rules is not just about giving you an extra Talent Ability. Although your spells are miraculous, they too are a manifestation of using the rules.

But once you master the rules to a certain extent, certain abilities will become your instincts.

For example, if a creature masters the Fire Element Rule, even if they previously had no abilities related to the Fire Element, they will learn to manipulate Flames on their own and even achieve some advanced techniques.”

“There’s such a thing?” said Richard, surprised, “But I haven’t felt like I’ve learned anything.”

Ulysses gave Richard a disdainful glance, “The only rule you have grasped that could reach this threshold is that Mutated Rule.

Have you been researching Flesh lately? Without studying it, how would you notice?”

Richard scratched his head, “That’s true, let’s deal with that meat ball first, then.”

Ulysses opened his mouth and spat out the Twisted Meat Ball which had visibly shrunk a bit after Ulysses’s processing (digestion).

“I digested it a little,” Ulysses said somewhat embarrassingly, “but I haven’t touched its rules at all.”

Richard expressionlessly conjured a sphere of water and washed the meat ball that was covered in dark purple mucus. He then touched it gently, and the Miracle Furnace emitted a piece of information.

[Raw Material: Twisted Meat Ball]

[Extractable Rule: Nightmare Rule (Extremely incomplete)]

[Extraction Consumption: 30 Soul Power]

[Extractable Rule: Dream Rule (Extremely incomplete)]

[Extraction Consumption: 5 Soul Power]

Looking at the information from the Miracle Furnace, Richard felt somewhat conflicted.

If he extracted the Nightmare Rule, his spiritual power would fall back to the level of a One Ring Wizard.

Although this descent wouldn’t make him go through Soul Darkness again, there was no doubt that for a time in the future, he would experience periods of physical discoordination.

“Sigh, forget it, let it drop, worst comes to worst, I’ll sit in a wheelchair.”

Richard steeled his heart and chose to refine the Nightmare Rule.

The next instant, he felt a wave of weakness from his soul as his Soul Power continuously flowed into the Miracle Furnace.

Immediately afterward, his Magic Rebound became difficult to maintain—his body’s cells absorbed a vast amount of Magic, and only a thin trickle remained.

Before long, the meat ball reappeared.

After losing the Nightmare Rule, the twisted appearance of the meat ball began to dissipate, gradually transforming into a human with a look of terror on his face.

Then… the human moved!

“Fuck, how did this thing come to life?”