Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 129 - 29: The Underworld (Part 4)

Chapter 129 -29: The Underworld (Part 4)

Spider Knights hadn’t been mentioned in the intelligence report from the command center, which was undoubtedly a new piece of information for them.

If this intelligence could be reported, the command center would reward the reporter. However, the issue at hand was that this reward would only go to the wizard who discovered it first.

Therefore, the trio had to find a wizard with enough speed to go and report.

“I’ll go.”

Ali came to Richard’s side and stuffed the corpse of a Spider Knight into a Magic Pocket.

“I have a two-way Communication Crystal Ball with my mentor, and although its range is not large, it’s still faster than you flying to the Floating City to report.”

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Richard and Lawrence exchanged glances, sharing their opinions.

“Okay, how shall we split the reward?” Lawrence spoke up.

He was a Free Wizard and placed a lot of importance on benefits.

Richard suggested, “How about we split it evenly?”

Lawrence paused for a moment, then nodded, “Alright.”

Seeing Lawrence agree to the split, Ali didn’t linger any longer and immediately took off with the Spider Knight’s corpse heading for the Floating City.

Once Ali left, Lawrence didn’t plan to idle around either.

“I’m going to scout below, I’ll be back in about six hours,” Lawrence said in a deep voice. “I’ll leave a Magic Mark. If I don’t come back, that means there’s a problem with this route.”

Richard nodded. They were just a temporary team, and it was not his place to concern himself with Lawrence’s actions.

It was not his duty to rescue Lawrence should he encounter danger, nor was he entitled to a share of any treasures Laurence might find.

…

Lawrence took two Spider Knight corpses from the ground and left.

After he was gone, Richard roamed the settlement.

The settlement had no buildings other than a warehouse and at first Richard thought the insects were exposed to the elements, but upon scanning with spiritual power, he found that the Black Crystal Insects actually lived inside these gigantic fungi.

Due to the properties of the fungus, even hollowed out, they could still live normally supported by the outer layer connected to the mycelium.

After searching the settlement, Richard found several bundles of edible fungus from inside these fungal houses, left behind by the Black Crystal Insects.

Rich in nutrients, these edible fungi were slightly toxic to humans but harmless to Black Crystal Insects.

After scavenging through the settlement, Richard found a place to open a Secret Realm Rift and brought out an Alchemy Golem.

As the mission involved an Underground Insect Nest, many areas were very narrow, barely passable for humans, let alone large creatures like Alchemy Golems.

However, the cave housing the entire settlement was large enough for the Golem to move around, so Richard brought it out to serve as a sentinel.

Nobody knew if the insects would launch a counterattack. If they returned while Richard was busy with his research, the Alchemy Golem’s alert would allow him to respond accordingly.

Having set up the Golem, Richard unfastened the pouch at his waist and released Ulysses.

These days, with no wars brewing, Ulysses had been confined to the pouch, and with the Great Wizard in Floating City, both Richard and Ulysses feared being discovered.

“Squawk! Finally out of that damn place.”

Ulysses flew out of the pocket, circled in the air a few times, and landed on Richard’s shoulder.

“Squawk, where is this? Looks like we’re underground.”

“We are. Head into the tunnels and scout it out,” Richard pointed to an entrance of the Earth Cave, “Be careful, don’t damage your body.”

Although Ulysses’ essence was that of a World Master, his body was still at Level 1. If he encountered Level 2 creatures, Ulysses wouldn’t have many options.

“Squawk, don’t worry.” Ulysses flew towards the entrance but paused halfway.

“Squawk! You’re sending me out on these minor tasks again!”

Richard waved his hand dismissively, pointing to the nearby insect corpses.

“I’ve saved one for you to taste, now hurry up and go.”

…

Richard found a fungal room and dragged a corpse of a Spider Knight into it.

As a student of Jolod, he had some understanding of Synthetic Beasts, and the construction of these Spider Knights felt very strange to him, almost as if two creatures had been forcibly stitched together.

Laying the Spider Knight’s body on the ground, Richard took a Rune Scalpel out of his Magic Pocket.

This scalpel was the one he had found in the Wizard’s laboratory; despite the passage of time, its enchanted Rune still glimmered. After acquiring it, Richard had extracted the techniques within it and enhanced it with current Alchemy Technology.

Although the secrecy with knowledge among wizards made the civilization appear to progress slowly, after many years, the average level of Wizard Technology during the pioneering period was far higher than that at the end of the Enlightenment period.

If the Truth Wizards could establish an institution like a grand library in the Academy and compile all the knowledge of Wizard World below Four Rings for everyone to search and study,

Then the technical level of the Wizard Civilization would make a qualitative leap.

Of course, this was just a pipe dream for Richard; unless there was immense external pressure, even Truth Wizards couldn’t convince other wizards to share their research findings.

The modified scalpel was very sharp, allowing Richard to easily slice through the armor and muscles of the Spider Knight.

The ease was partly due to the Spider Knight’s death, which had caused its internal energy cycle to dissipate and its cells to die, but the sharpness of the scalpel also played a significant role.

Lifting the carapace, the inner structure of the Spider Knight was exposed before Richard’s eyes.

Muscles, blood vessels, bones, nerves…

Richard meticulously dissected the corpse in his hands, revealing the various anatomical structures of the Spider Knight before him.

Just as Richard had suspected, the Spider Knight was indeed a fusion of two creatures.

The upper half of the Black Crystal Insect and the lower half of the spider completely differed in species; the spider’s lower half contained a complete digestive system, energy cycle system, and cognitive organs. However, the cognitive organs of the spider had been invaded by the nerves of the Black Crystal Insect, causing the original function of those organs to cease and be repurposed into a command relay station.

Commands from the cognitive organs of the Black Crystal Insect were transmitted via the nerves into the Spider Knight’s cognitive organs and then further passed to the lower half of the spider.

This modification was ingenious. The connection of the nerves was precise and even allowed energy systems to merge, enabling the Spider Knight to harness the Dark Erosion Energy. Compared to the alterations, the biological modification techniques Richard had learned from Jolod were crude, bulky contraptions that simply had to work.

“No wonder Plane Wars are so perilous, yet so many Wizards rush headlong into them,” Richard mused as he examined the Spider Knight’s body. “The boundless Star Realm hides countless pieces of knowledge; even from a Miniature World with civilizations far less advanced than the Wizard World, one can learn such sophisticated knowledge.”

The body modifications of the Spider Knight greatly inspired Richard. With this single corpse, his biological modification skills climbed to a new level. He took out an Image Capturing Crystal Ball from his Magic Pocket, meticulously recording the dissected structure of the Spider Knight for future in-depth study or exchange of knowledge with other Wizards.

Suddenly, an alarm from an Alchemy Golem sounded from outside the door.

“Alert, alert, unknown Level 1 Creatures have invaded!”

The Alchemy Golem loudly broadcasted the alert, its stone figure illuminated with Rune after Rune. In front of it, two Spider Knights clad in metallic Armor entered the Earth Cave through a tunnel.

“We’ve been discovered, attack!”

The two Spider Knights locked eyes and immediately charged the Alchemy Golem sounding the alarm.

Bang!

With Runes blazing on its hands, the Alchemy Golem’s Molten Iron Fists, radiating terrifying heat, punched one Spider Knight back several meters. The lower half’s Bead Legs plowed deep furrows in the ground, and its metal Armor glowed red from the heat, releasing a burning stench into the air.

While the Alchemy Golem was attacking, the other Spider Knight swiftly approached it. Its four Blade Arms shrouded in Dark Erosion Energy, it fiercely slashed at the Alchemy Golem.

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A crisp sound was heard as it carved a diamond-shaped hole into the side of the Alchemy Golem, revealing the Power Supply Magic Stone within it.

“Stone?” The Spider Knight was startled. It had heard that these creatures from the surface had some unique abilities, but surely these should at least be creatures of Flesh and blood, or at worst Elemental beings.

What was this, a Stone Giant?

Before the Spider Knight could comprehend the situation, a command came from behind the Alchemy Golem.

“Return.”

At the command, the Alchemy Golem lumbered back. The Spider Knight saw a Flesh and blood creature cloaked in black emerge from a fungus house, holding a black metal long staff.

“So it’s a Puppet.”

With a sneer, it emitted a series of explosive clicks from its mandibles.

“Kill him!”

Richard watched the two Spider Knights with an expressionless face. To him, they seemed to turn transparent. After dissecting a Spider Knight, he had a clear understanding of this type of creature’s anatomy.

The two insects charged at Richard, one from each side. Eight Blade Arms, shrouded in Dark Erosion Energy, traced eight black lines through the air.

“Hmph.”

With a cold laugh, Richard instantly summoned the Hearts of Annihilation beside him, firing them off and forcing the two Spider Knights to dodge in panic.

These natives usually possessed Wild Intuition, a supremely sharp sense of danger. Though the Hearts of Annihilation appeared unassuming, they didn’t deceive them in the slightest.

But Richard hadn’t planned to use the Hearts of Annihilation to deal with them.

The Hearts of Annihilation disrupted their coordination and exposed a gap. Seizing the opportunity, Richard stepped forward and instantly rushed to one Spider Knight’s side.

“As modified creatures, your weaknesses are more fatal than those of other beings.”

With a derisive laugh, Richard’s muscles bulged as he thrust his black-flaming Magic Wand into the Spider Knight’s waist; a “crack” sound followed, as the carapace cracked open under the wand’s impact, penetrating the Spider Knight and emitting a “sizzling” sear at the wound.

“Once your nervous connection hubs are damaged, your lower halves are immobilized. Moreover, your energy circulation will also malfunction, rendering your whole body muscle weak.”

Retrieving his Magic Wand nonchalantly, Richard spun and charged towards the other Spider Knight.

The Spider Knight didn’t understand what Richard was saying, but seeing its companion suddenly unable to move, it felt a profound sense of dread.

What exactly had this monster done?

But the current situation left no room for contemplation. The Spider Knight injected all its Energy into its limbs, nearly materializing the Dark Erosion Energy on its four Blade Arms.

“Die!”

From its mouthparts came a sharp, piercing shriek as its limb blades instantly cut off all of Richard’s escape routes.

However, in the next instant, Richard’s figure vanished.

Crack.

“Foolish creature.”

Richard’s voice echoed from behind the Spider Knight.

In the underground caverns, Shadow Shuttling was an invaluable ability.

Richard calmly pulled his Magic Wand from the Spider Knight, then silently moved out of their attack range.

Within moments, both Spider Knights were deprived of any ability to resist.

Right in front of them, Richard leisurely crafted a neuro-paralytic Poison.

“Two Level 1 Creatures should fetch a decent price.”