Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 236 - 20 Linksa Empire

Chapter 236 -20 Linksa Empire

The small interlude with the blue flames didn’t delay Richard much; after handing the flames over to Ulysses, he returned to the Magma Sea to continue surfacing.

Three days passed in the process of ascending, and on the fourth day, Richard finally saw the rocky wall on the upper layer of the Molten Sea.

All that remained was to carve a tunnel through the rock wall to reach the ground.

Richard touched the wall with his Magic Wand, and a Magic Radiance disappeared into the wall, followed by the wall turning into dust and falling into the Magma Sea.

“Hmm? Turned directly into dust, not mud. It seems that under different Elemental conditions, some spells’ effects can change.”

Richard released a few more Fossil to Mud spells, effectively carving a hole in the wall large enough to accommodate his body.

He dove into the hole and was instantly out of the Magma Sea.

“It’s not easy to get out, huh.”

Once inside the hole, Richard started to proceed toward the surface as planned.

…

Twenty years might be just a blink in the life of the world, but the geopolitical landscape had turned upside down in those twenty years.

Wizards had taken over one-sixth of the Red Sun World in this time span, and had their numbers been greater, this figure would have increased.

Most of the occupied territories were part of the Morick and Linksa Empires, and during the battle against the Linksa Empire, Wizards had even flown a Floating City directly into Linksa territory.

With the formidable firepower of the Floating City, complemented by the White Wizard Army, the assembled armies of the Linksa Empire were routed, and their Commander fell in battle. Had Harash not taken command of the volunteer army in time, the elite forces of the Linksa Empire would have almost been decimated in this conflict.

Meanwhile, in the rear, infiltrating Black Wizards were continuously engaging in activities behind enemy lines.

Spreading rumors, stealing intelligence, assassinating key officials to place incompetents in power, sabotaging military supplies… These activities plunged the Linksa Empire into further turmoil. Linksa’s Eye, modelled after Merrick’s Shield, was disrupted by Wizards and ended up recruiting scoundrels, exacerbating the chaos in an already disordered Linksa Empire.

Compared to these scoundrels, even the internal affairs commission from the time of the great purge would have seemed like fair magistrates.

Due to multiple disruptions, the Linksa Empire was in disarray, and even the orders from the Fire Lizard King couldn’t be guaranteed to be passed down reliably.

There were robbers supported by Wizards all over the Empire, and the infiltrating Black Wizards could have even orchestrated a rebellion if they didn’t fear the Fire Lizard King’s intervention.

It’s fair to say that were it not for the continued existence of the Fire Lizard King of the Linksa Empire, the state might have already collapsed.

Linksa Empire, Luxor Province.

At the heart of Luxor Province was a city named Luxor.

During the day, the scorching sun beat down, and Fire Lizards in white robes swarmed the streets. They haggled with vendors, strode towards destinations, or simply enjoyed the increasingly rare peaceful scenes.

Luxor Province maintained the most stable public order within the Linksa Empire. Criminals and bandits were all turned into dried lizards, displayed on execution racks by the vigilant Fire Lizard Warriors.

Even Linksa’s Eye, which had its way in other provinces, had to keep a low profile in Luxor Province.

This was because General Balashar, who was stationed in Luxor Province, wouldn’t hesitate to impale them on execution racks without regard for their ties, drying them into lizard jerky.

But keeping their heads down was one thing, Balashar still had to consider the possibility that Linksa’s Eye might receive orders from the Fire Lizard King, so they also had an office in Luxor.

And in the underground of this office, a group of robed Wizards were plotting something.

A distinctively powerful Black Wizard pointed at a map on the table: “According to the intelligence, the Dragon Beast Cultivation Base of the Linksa Empire is inside this volcano on the outskirts of Luxor.”

Several Wizards of equally formidable presence scrutinized the map closely.

“Are you sure? We don’t want to make a mistake like last time,” an Undead Wizard commented. “Our last operation already rattled them. If we make another mistake, all our preparations in Luxor Province will go to waste.”

“Based on the intelligence obtained from those Fire Lizards, it should be here.”

“But last time we also acted on their intelligence, and what happened? We were surrounded by the Dragon Beast Knight Order and lost nearly a hundred Wizards.”

The one who spoke was an Alchemy Wizard whose body had been converted into an Alchemy Puppet, his voice resonating with a metallic hum.

“Exactly, I suspect these Fire Lizards have turned traitor, or they have been found out,” voiced a Wizard whose body had turned to stone, his rumbling tone echoing like a tremor.

“Impossible. If they were exposed or had turned traitor, we would already be surrounded by the Dragon Beast Knight Order,” retorted a Wizard whose form resembled a wraith.

“How is it not possible? What if Balashar wants to stage a big showdown?”

“Then what do you propose we do? Why don’t you go and spy for intelligence?”

“I think we should just assassinate Balashar directly. Why does Linksa’s Eye have to cower in Luxor? Isn’t it because those Fire Lizards fear Balashar? Once we take him out, we can do as we please in Luxor.”

“Good talk. Then this honorable and challenging task is yours. I have no interest in assassinating a Commander protected by elites, especially when that Commander is a third-level creature…”

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“Quiet, all of you!”

A Wizard emitting a stench of decay whispered sharply.

The wizards in the room all turned their gaze toward the elderly wizard whose life was nearing its end.

For wizards, age was directly proportional to strength. Without exception, an old wizard like this one, whose aura was decaying and who was at the brink of death but still participated in the Plane War, was among the strongest of the strong, the most ruthless of ruthless.

Such wizards, regardless of whether they were of the Black or White, were respected by expeditionary wizards, even the Great Wizard would accord them extra courtesy.

Of course, this was only applicable to the wizards of the Second Ring and Three Rings. One Ring wizards had too short life spans and had not yet reached the point where their energy induced a qualitative change.

“Master Theodore, what is your view on this matter?” the wizard who spoke first asked.

“The information about those Fire Lizards should be correct, the Dragon Beast Cultivation Base should be in that volcano.

But the fact that they were able to obtain this information is very problematic.

Balashar is a cautious man, and the Dragon Beast Knight Order is one of the few armies of the Linksa Empire where we have not embedded any spies. He must be exceedingly careful with information.

And the few native fools we support couldn’t possibly have obtained this information.”

The old wizard Theodore’s voice was very hoarse, as if his throat was filled with sand, but his words plunged the present wizards into deep thought.

The information was true, yet it was deliberately released by someone else.

It was both a strategy and a challenge letter.

Balashar was challenging the wizards, I’ve already told you the information you need, but do you dare to come?

“So what do we do, eat this poisoned cake or not?” asked a wizard whose body was almost entirely composed of flames.

Again, everyone’s eyes turned to Theodore, expecting the wizard to come up with an idea.

“Eat, why not?” Theodore’s face showed a hint of ferocity, “As long as the Dragon Beast Cultivation Base is destroyed, the Dragon Beast Knights of the Linksa Empire will be fewer by the day.

It will have a significant impact on the final battle in the future.

Moreover… cough cough cough, the base uses [Lost One]’s items, if we get hold of one, even the Great Wizard wouldn’t oppose our claim to a fief.”

[Lost One]

At the mention of this term, the emotions of all the wizards present suddenly surged.

“Master, are you certain that there are [Lost One]’s items inside the Dragon Beast Cultivation Base?” the Alchemy Wizard couldn’t help but ask, “[Lost One] is far too distant from our era; how could their items still be operational?”

“Who knows? We can’t judge the items of the [Lost One] with our experiences,” Theodore calmly said, “These Fire Lizards are still using the communication devices of the [Lost One], it’s not strange that the cultivation base also uses something from the [Lost One].”

The wizards fell silent for a moment, the potential benefits of this action were too vast, causing these battle-hardened wizards to waver internally.

“Perhaps we should vote by a show of hands,” suggested one of the wizards, “The minority will conform to the majority.”

“Agreed.”

“Fine.”

“Let’s raise our hands.”

The wizards consented to this method, but just as they were about to vote, the wizard who had already turned to stone suddenly shouted out loud.

“Who’s beneath us!”

In the next instant, the Stone Wizard stomped his foot forcefully, and a fissure cracked open in the basement floor as he grasped at the void, trying to pull out the little mouse below.

He could feel that this little mouse was not even a third-level creature.

But in the next moment, his spell was inexplicably disrupted.

“Something’s fishy! Everyone, take action, there’s a rat beneath us!” the Stone Wizard called out.

This meeting’s information was absolutely confidential, even unknown to the Fire Lizards of Linksa’s Eye. And yet in such a secret meeting, a rat had appeared.

Although this rat was tens of meters below ground and could have just happened to pass under the basement, all the wizards present would rather kill mistakenly than let go. With such a rat present, they were determined to catch it and take a look.

“Come out!”

Theodore waved his magic wand, and the space around him began to twist, with an incredibly strong gravitational force trying to pull out the little mouse from below.

Strangely, their tactics had no effect on the rat below, and even in the Stone Wizard’s perception, the little rat suddenly went from second-level to third-level.

“Something isn’t right, prepare to attack!”

Theodore’s eyes became sharp, and instantly a gravitational shield appeared in front of him.

In the next moment, a figure engulfed in black and blue flames erupted from underground.

“Gaah, which bastard dares to attack me!”