Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 444 - 63 Nightmare Power Furnace

In a moment’s effort, the schematics for Star’s Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace appeared in Richard’s mind.

This power furnace, coming from an Otherworld and resembling a perpetual motion device, had finally unveiled its secrets to Richard.

Richard’s eyebrows furrowed slightly as he approached the workbench, took out a piece of draft paper, and began drawing the basic schematics for the power furnace.

This drafting process lasted a full three days.

Do not be fooled by the fact that Scar’s Wraith Power Furnace was only the size of a fist; it contained numerous parts.

These parts, through an unimaginable technique, were compressed within the power furnace, which made it look deceptively small.

After completing the drawing of the power furnace’s parts, Richard meditated for a moment and then refined the Ghost Craftsman Forging Skill from the power furnace.

At the instant he received the skill, Richard felt the world spinning before his eyes.

The forging skills employed by ghost craftsmen were entirely dependent on the unique rules of the Monster World.

Thus, their craftsmanship essentially involved manipulating those rules.

In Richard’s vision, he imagined himself as a ghost craftsman, continuously using the Monster World’s unique rules to process materials in ways that defied logic.

Would you believe that these ghost craftsmen, to make a material more malleable, would soak it in water for two days?

What seemed completely illogical to the average person became feasible for ghost craftsmen.

Yet, through the outward appearance, Richard clearly saw how ghost craftsmen, relying on instinct, could alter the properties of water using the special rules of the Monster World.

It was a highly delicate and superior technique, one that made him dizzy just by envisioning it.

However, the ghost craftsmen achieved this almost instinctively.

Soon, Richard opened his eyes, feeling somewhat fatigued.

This was the first time that he could not completely understand a skill.

The craft of the ghost craftsmen was too sophisticated; many details, Richard felt, would require him to be a Great Wizard to understand.

But even with only partial understanding, Richard’s application of rules had undergone a qualitative leap.

Richard raised his right hand, and a faint radiant light flickered at his fingertips.

He brought over a small metal ingot, attempting to use the ghost forging skill to use rules to change the properties of the object.

Before long, Richard’s forehead began to sweat, and his brain felt dizzy in waves.

The ghost craftsmen’s seemingly instinctual actions in his vision were incredibly difficult for Richard to perform, and this was just scratching the surface.

The sweat dripped down, and soon Richard was bathed in sweat. In his hands, the properties of the metal ingot were slowly being changed by the Radiation Rule.

"Whew!"

With a forceful exhalation, the metal ingot suddenly glowed with fluorescence. The light lasted only for a few seconds before disappearing, but that was enough.

It indicated that the properties of the metal ingot had undergone several seconds of change.

"These creatures of rules are truly terrifying," Richard muttered to himself.

He dared to say that even a typical Great Wizard would not be able to use the Ghost Craftsman Forging Skill smoothly.

After meditating briefly, Richard came to the workbench to study the design schematics of Stave’s Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace.

Although the power furnace was forged using ghost craftsman skills, its internal structure was surprisingly tight and made complete sense—except for its fuel.

The most crucial element of the entire power furnace was its fuel.

The fuel for Star’s Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace comprised twelve Power Ghosts crafted by monster rules.

These Power Ghosts would operate in the power furnace almost eternally—but in truth, they needed to be replaced as well.

It’s just that the replacement cycle was very long. In general, a Flying Ship could reach the end of its life without needing to replace the Power Ghosts inside.

But this gave Richard a bit of a headache.

These Power Ghosts could only be created in the Monster World by ghost craftsmen; Richard couldn’t make them in the Wizard World.

He had to find an alternative.

"Rule substitution... heh, what a task I’ve taken on," Richard laughed bitterly.

He opened the Secret Realm and pulled Ulysses out.

"Ulysses, as a World Master, help me think about what rules would be suitable as a substitute for Power Ghosts."

Ulysses was bamboozled by Richard’s question; what did rule substitution mean?

If rules could be substituted, then what was the point of their existence?

However, after he clarified what Richard meant, he quickly offered a suggestion.

"Why not use your Nightmare Rules?"

"Nightmare Rules?" Richard blinked, but was immediately intrigued by the suggestion.

Monster rules, though absurd, were no more so than Nightmare Rules.

If he could use the rules to create an environment similar to a Nightmare Domain, then Power Ghosts wouldn’t be an issue.

But the question was how to create such an environment.

"Richard, I have a way to solve this problem," Ulysses said, shaking his head, "but I suggest you seek help from your Great Wizards.

This isn’t something you can achieve on your own."

Richard was silent for a moment and then sighed softly, "You’re right, it’s not something I can do."

He was certain that if he managed to create a Wizard version of the Resentful Soul Power Furnace, then it would definitely be requisitioned by the Truth Council.

It was a revolutionary creation, capable of influencing the outcome of wars.

And by then, how would he explain the design of the power furnace?

Inspiration was a convenient excuse, but clearly not enough to convince the Great Wizards. If investigated further, the irregularities on him would not withstand scrutiny.

Richard did not intend to pin his hopes on the Great Wizards overlooking something amiss with him during their investigation and thus neglecting the irregularities about him.

He looked at the draft papers on the experiment table and said with some helplessness, "I hope the Dean will agree to see me in light of the Star Map I gave him."

...

Garon Wizard College.

The winter in the Extreme North came early, with heavy snow like goose feathers falling in September. The biting cold wind mixed with snow and ice struck the face like a knife.

Yet, at the mountain summit of Garon Wizard Academy, Garon the Great Wizard’s avatar, clad only in a thin robe, stood outside the Wizard Tower just as usual, braving the wind and snow.

The piercing cold wind was but a joke to wizards, and for the avatar of Garon the Great Wizard, it was as comfortable as a gentle breeze on a summer afternoon.

Suddenly, a stream of light fell on the summit.

"Dean," Richard greeted, slightly bowing.

"Hmm."

Garon the Great Wizard hummed a note from his nose, then he opened his eyes and stretched his limbs.

"Richard, what matter brings you to me? Have you encountered any problems with your research?"

Richard shook his head slightly, but then he hesitated and nodded instead.

"It is indeed a problem with research, but not with Physique Evolution. It’s an issue with Alchemy."

"Alchemy?"

Garon the Great Wizard brushed the frost from his hair.

"If you’re having problems with alchemy, you’ve come to the wrong person. Though I know some Alchemy, those skills are not systematic or structured.

They’re fine for personal use, but not quite enough for teaching."

After saying that, he looked at Richard with curiosity.

"With your reputation, seeking help from a Great Wizard of the Alchemy School shouldn’t be difficult, right?"

Richard was modestly famous throughout the Wizards’ World, and the Great Wizards weren’t narrow-minded. They usually didn’t mind offering a bit of mentorship to talented wizards like Richard—of course, the cost would certainly be quite high.

After all, Richard was not their student, and the principle of equivalent exchange still had to be respected.

Richard took a deep breath and took out the design he had prepared in advance.

After deciding to seek help from a Great Wizard, Richard had begun converting the structure of Stave’s Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace into something more wizard-like.

The designs of the ghost craftsmen, though exquisite, could be recognized by any wizard who had systematically studied Alchemy as not the work of a wizard’s hand.

Thus, to play it safe, it was necessary to convert the Power Furnace structure to a wizardly style.

And that had taken Richard a full ten years.

"Dean, please take a look at this."

Garon the Great Wizard took Richard’s Crystal Ball and received the information inside.

A moment later, a massive surge of energy erupted from within Garon the Great Wizard, instantly clearing the wind and snow from the entire mountaintop.

"Good lad!" Garon the Great Wizard looked at Richard with some amazement, "You’ve slightly misused your talent focusing too much on Physique Evolution. It seems the Alchemy School is where you truly shine."

According to Richard’s design, as long as the issue with the Powerful Ghosts was resolved, a small Floating City would no longer be just a dream.

This had the significance of a trans-era breakthrough.

"You flatter me, Dean," Richard replied honestly. "This is the result of my copying a creation from another world."

"What copying?" Garon the Great Wizard laughed, patting Richard’s shoulder. "That’s learning! Come with me inside, the technology you need isn’t difficult. I’ll help you finish this."

Following the Dean, Richard entered the Wizard Tower atop the mountain.

As soon as he stepped through the door of the Wizard Tower, Richard felt an extremely rich concentration of Magic Power.

Without guessing, he knew this unassuming Wizard Tower, like the upper three hundred layers of the Central Black Tower, fused a Secret Realm within.

The first floor of the Wizard Tower was a vast library, where enormous bookshelves stood like towering walls at the end of the room. On one side of the shelves, a variety of bizarre and unique creature specimens were neatly displayed on force field stages.

Richard passed by a stage and noticed a Crystal Ball within the force field, around which a swarm of creatures buzzed like bees.

"That’s the Gestalt Creature called the Bloodthirsty Swarm from a medium-sized world. I found it amusing, so I sealed it in a Secret Realm Fragment.

If you find it interesting, I can give you a couple to play with."

Garon the Great Wizard was in a very good mood, his tone exceedingly light. Ordinarily, even if Jimmy begged for these items, the wizard would grumble for a long while.

Now he was actually willing to give them away voluntarily.

"Thank you, Dean!" Richard said without reserve.

Seeing Richard agree so readily left Garon the Great Wizard momentarily stunned.

"Good lad," Garon the Great Wizard chuckled. "You’re quite decisive. Shearing wool from my sheep, and you don’t even feel sorry for me."

Richard laughed and said, "Dean, with your vast empire, what’s this little thing?"

Following the stairs upstairs, they came to the laboratory.

As a Great Wizard, every piece of equipment in Garon the Great Wizard’s laboratory was extremely valuable.

Richard only glanced briefly, but he noticed that all these devices were Rule Magic Equipment.

Garon the Great Wizard walked to the experiment table and waved his hand, causing a multitude of Runes to appear in the air.

"You need to create something like the Nightmare Domain within the Power Furnace to act as its energy source.

This might prove difficult for an average Great Wizard.

But I have recently studied something similar, so you’re in luck to have found me."

As he spoke, the Runes that had just appeared suddenly transformed and formed a Teleportation Gate.

"I’ll take a quick trip to the Nightmare World and be right back."