Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 191 - 21 Dream World Communication Technology

Leaving Black Tower Wizard Academy, Richard immediately returned to the Tower of Truth.

Having been a hundred years, Richard's residence at the Tower of Truth had expired. However, since Richard's Wizard Tower was in the community of the Black Tower Wizard Academy with Jolod looking after it, it had not been taken by others.

Returning to the Wizard Tower, Richard saw two small graves in the backyard with the headstones engraved with two names Richard did not recognize.

Perhaps those were the names of Number One and Number Two.

Without thinking too much, Richard quickly found Ali, and after their reunion, they spent a long time entwined. Then Richard found the administrative wizard on the residential level and renewed his rent for a hundred years.

The rent at the Tower of Truth was not expensive; for a hundred years, it was merely a thousand Magic Essences, averaging ten Magic Essences per year, ten thousand Magic Stones.

Having paid the rent, Richard also bought two demi-human slaves along the way. After returning to the Wizard Tower, he met with Anna and Chax to tell them that he was alright.

Once all these trivial matters were dealt with, seven days had passed since Richard returned to the Tower of Truth.

Back at the Wizard Tower, Richard organized all the research materials he had on hand.

First was the flesh of the Mother Worm God, or rather the deified flesh of the Mother Worm when possessed by the Mother Worm God.

Richard had seen a war report from the Insect Nest World at Ali's, which detailed the timelines of the Insect Nest World's expedition, predominantly focusing on the Mother Worm God that appeared during the opening battle. The report mentioned that the Mother Worm God temporarily elevated the Mother Worm to the level of a World Master through an unknown method.

Thus, the Mother Worm God fragment obtained by Richard could only refine the Bloodline of the Mother Worm, not that of the Mother Worm God.

These Mother Worm God's flesh pieces weren't much use to Richard, their only value being the Pure Gold and Bloodline they contained.

Perhaps the Mother Worm's Bloodline could allow Richard to create a low-grade version of the Mother Worm. As for the Pure Gold... while precious, it paled in comparison to the Mother Worm Bloodline.

He had no plans to use the Mother Worm God fragments to refine Pure Gold.

Apart from the Mother Worm God fragments, Richard brought out specimen samples of Mother Worm Guards, Sacrificial Insects, Warrior Worms, and other specimens from the creatures of the Insect Nest World.

These specimens were quite valuable for research for Richard at his current level. Studying their energy cycles, muscle structures, lifespans, and even special substances within their bodies could yield Richard some benefits.

Moreover, importantly, Richard understood them well enough to research them on his level, unlike the Pioneer Crystals where he could only grope blindly.

Next, there were the Pioneer Crystals and the Dream World Communication Technology.

Even though the Dream World Communication Technology was missing many parts, what Richard had distilled contained the basic principles for Dream World communication, facilitating his research significantly.

And the secrets within the Pioneer Crystals could potentially allow Richard to make great strides in energy applications.

After taking these items out, Richard thought for a moment, then opened the Secret Realm and took out two types of mushrooms produced by the World Mushroom.

He and Jolod's jointly operated Wizard Commerce lacked a strong signature Magic Power, and although Jolod was busy with this matter, Richard had to come up with solutions as well.

As long as he could create a signature Magic Potion, Richard would not lack Magic Stones in the future.

Looking at the research objectives in front of him, Richard felt his heart fill with a pleasant dilemma.

"Which should I start my research on?"

Richard's finger moved back and forth between the various items, reminiscent of an Emperor in his harem choosing his favorite.

Finally, Richard's finger stopped on the Pioneer Crystal.

"I still need to figure out the Dream World Communication Technology first. Bones is loyal for now, but who knows when he might start having different ideas."

...

Although Dream World Communication Technology was very complex and had a significant portion missing, fortunately, the part distilled by Richard encompassed the basic principle of Dream World communication.

This made Richard's research much easier.

If one wished to complete communication between the Material World and the Nightmare World, the primary requirement was for both worlds to have a sufficiently solid reception point, and both receiving points needed to be in some reliable degree of contact.

The Pioneers, in order to achieve this, created the crystal communication equipment Richard had seen in the Nightmare World.

But obviously, Richard couldn't rely on the Pioneers' devices.

However, Richard had a better substitute.

"The Soul Seed should be sufficient as a reception point," Richard muttered to himself.

After returning to the Material World, although the connection between Richard and the Soul Seed was still tight, it felt as if a layer of transparent glass separated them. Richard could not even share sensations with the Nightmare Body through the Soul Seed, let alone control it to act.

But the Pioneers' Dream World Communication Technology offered Richard a way to break through this glass barrier.

"Following the Pioneers' technology, as long as there is a reception point, everything else is easy. What remains is to condense the Spiritual Messages, then pass the information through a spiritual power amplifying device to break through the dimensional obstructions..."

"But the differences between Pioneer technology and wizard technology are too great, and without the industrial foundation of the Pioneers, it's impossible for me to achieve the rest."

While pondering, Richard casually took out a notebook and recorded the technologies he needed to adapt and the solution he had come up with.

"Spiritual Message Condensing Device, the Soul Wizards might have similar technology; perhaps I can acquire it through knowledge exchange."

"Spiritual Power Amplifying Device, the Pioneers used crystals to fulfill this, but perhaps I can do it with a Rune Array."

Having written this, Richard closed the notebook and pulled out a business card from his Magic Pocket.

All of these cards were gained during his mission at the Mother Goddess Temple, and among these wizards were some Soul Wizards, which could potentially solve his current dilemma.

After searching through the cards for a while, Richard eventually picked out five.

All five cards belonged to Free Wizards, who knew little about Richard. He wasn't worried about exchanging information with them and arousing suspicion.

Following the address recorded on each card, Richard started visiting them one by one.

...

"Residence floor twelve, number 569, Soul Wizard Vlad."

Richard observed the ghastly wooden hut in front of him, as though it were the abode of a villainous wizard from a fairy tale, and verified the address again.

"This is it. Hopefully, he has some good news for me."

"Spiritual Message Compression Technology wasn't as simple as Richard had thought, he had already consulted three wizards before Vlad, none of whom possessed the technique—let alone having heard of it."

"Spiritual messages serve as a quick mode of communication between wizards, primarily used for short-distance encrypted conversations."

"For long-distance communication, wizards have perfectly replaced spiritual messages with Communication Crystal Balls, as the encryption of Magic Microwave is even more secure than that of spiritual messages."

"In such a scenario, barely any Soul Wizards bother with researching how to compress spiritual messages. If any do, it's likely just a casual undertaking out of boredom."

"The door of the wooden cottage opened, revealing a wizard in black robes with a withered complexion and muddy eyes."

"Who are you?"

"The wizard in the black robe looked at Richard with some perplexity."

Richard handed over a business card, "Wizard Vlad, we fought side by side in the Insect Nest."

"Upon seeing the card, Vlad's brows furrowed tightly, and he extended an extremely slender and withered hand from within his robe—an appendage that more closely resembled a claw than a hand."

Vlad poked his temple hard with his middle finger and after stirring around a bit, his eyes faintly brightened.

"Oh, Richard, is it? My apologies, my old problem has kicked in again."

With an apologetic gesture, Vlad welcomed Richard into the room and prepared a pot of high-quality Magic Tea.

"I conducted some soul experiments in my younger years and sustained some damage. I frequently suffer from memory loss, but you needn't worry about me reneging, as I have always made a habit of keeping notes."

This chapt𝙚r is updated by freeωebnovēl.c૦m.

Vlad poured two cups of tea, then sat across from Richard.

"What do you need my help with?"

Richard took a sip of the tea. The rich aroma flowed through his mouth and penetrated his brain, giving his spirit an instant jolt.

Good tea.

Then Richard stated his purpose:

"Vlad, I'm seeking knowledge about Spiritual Message Compression. Do you know any wizard who might be versed in such knowledge?"

"Spiritual Message Compression?" Vlad's brow furrowed, "That's quite obscure within the Soul School, especially since the advent of the long-distance Communication Crystal Ball—few have studied it since."

Richard didn't respond; he had already heard similar things from the other three wizards.

"However, you're in luck coming to me."

"Oh?" A surge of excitement sparked inside Richard, "You possess this technique?"

Vlad nodded, "My mentor once researched this topic and developed a prototype. Unfortunately, the Communication Crystal Ball came along at that time, and the technique was archived as a knowledge reserve."

"Is it available for exchange?"

A glint of enthusiasm flashed in Richard's eyes—connections indeed proved useful; he had discovered such an obscure technique.

Vlad took a sip of his tea and spoke unhurriedly,

"We can trade, but let me be clear: it's just a prototype, and you'll need to do the subsequent refinements yourself. Think it over carefully."

Although Richard's Wizard Robe bore no mark of a School, Vlad could tell Richard wasn't a Soul Wizard.

To perfect such a technique, Richard would have to start from scratch and learn the knowledge of the Soul School.

Richard nodded, a prototype was enough for his purposes—he didn't need to commercialize it, a little inconvenience for personal use was acceptable.

"What do you require? A knowledge exchange?"

Richard's question mirrored the commonly used bargaining methodology among wizards—knowledge wasn't the only currency; Magic Stones, alchemy materials, Magic Equipment, or even personal favors were all negotiable.

Vlad massaged his temple where the injury was, a headache flaring,

"Either knowledge or... have you researched the Sacrificial Fungus of the Insect Nest World?"

"Sacrificial Fungus?"

"Yes, that has some use for me. Have you studied it?"

Richard looked at Vlad and took out a modified version of World Mushroom, the Sacrificial Fungus, from his Magic Pocket.

"How about this?"

The sight of the fungus in Richard's hand made Vlad's eyes light up.

The modified Sacrificial Fungus exuded a captivating soul-level aroma, indicating significant benefits for the soul.

After tasting it, Vlad felt a refreshing sensation penetrating his soul.

Some of the old wounds from his early experiments began to heal under the influence of the fungus!

This was beyond belief!

Over the years, he had spent countless Magic Stones and tried various methods to heal these injuries with no improvement. Only the Sacrificial Fungus discovered in the Insect Nest World had any mitigating effect on his injuries.

But the fungus that Richard provided could actually heal them!

Vlad opened his eyes, his tone decisive,

"How much of this do you have?"

Richard casually replied,

"As much as you need."