Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 64 - Exploring the Secret Realm - Part 1
Chapter 64: Chapter 64 Exploring the Secret Realm – Part 1
Hearing the man’s name, Richard jolted to his feet.
“Good day, Headmaster!”
The Black Tower Great Wizard laughed heartily and, with a wave of his hand, awakened all the other apprentices.
“These little ones look pretty good this time, Alex, you’ve been diligent these past few years.”
Alex nodded slightly, “It’s my duty.”
Following the Black Tower Great Wizard into the room, behind the door was a study. Tall bookshelves filled half the room, while on the other side, all manner of rare and strange objects were displayed on pedestals, protected by a special transparent field, which presumably were the Black Tower Great Wizard’s collection.
The Black Tower Great Wizard wasn’t much for pretense, or perhaps at his level of status, he no longer needed any.
The title of Great Wizard in the entire Wizard World was held by just over a thousand individuals, the name itself signifying power and status.
In most worlds within the Star Realm, the title of Great Wizard was synonymous with another – World Master.
The Black Tower Great Wizard approached a witch whose bloodline seemed to be fused with that of an elemental creature, her hair flaming like fire itself, constantly sparkling with embers.
“Little Susanna, we must not have seen each other for two hundred years; have you missed your teacher?”
Master Susanna’s face was tinged with embarrassment as she nodded lightly.
She was over four thousand years old, but in front of the Black Tower Great Wizard, she seemed like a child who had never grown up.
“Is this your disciple?” The Black Tower Great Wizard glanced at Ali, who paled at the sight.
“Yes, teacher.”
“She seems to possess good aptitude.” The Black Tower Great Wizard ruffled Ali’s hair and casually handed her a gemstone with a warm aura.
“Molten Lava Gem, a trinket from an Otherworld. Take it to an Alchemy Wizard to make into a Magic Wand, it should boost your Fire Element Spell by at least twenty Energy Levels.”
Hearing this, the other apprentices around cast envious glances at Ali.
It’s good to have connections.
Ali looked at her mentor and saw her nod slightly with a wry expression before accepting the Molten Lava Gem.
“Thank you, Headmaster!”
The Black Tower Great Wizard led them to a door.
“Beyond this door lies the Secret Realm. Most of the Secret Realm’s vast area retains the appearance of the Wizard World during the Enlightenment Period, with a smaller part assembled from secret realms of other worlds. However, you will be transported randomly – your destination is entirely up to luck.” After saying this, the Black Tower Great Wizard raised his hand, and bundles of scrolls flew out of his sleeve, landing in front of each apprentice.
“Take care of these scrolls. You each have three hours to explore. When the time is up, the scroll will activate and eject you. Remember, the scroll will protect you from any harm by the creatures of the Secret Realm, but if you provoke them, your exploration might end prematurely.
“Additionally, the scroll will only prevent intelligent beings from harming you; those without brains are not included.
“Be careful, don’t die in there.”
Everyone nodded and then grabbed a scroll to keep on their person.
According to the order of the points leaderboard, Richard and another Advanced Apprentice were the first to go in.
Stepping through the door, Richard felt a familiar wave of nausea as his vision turned into a swirling mass of colors.
Once his vision cleared, a dark and twisted forest came into view.
Richard steadied himself and looked around.
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Even the Secret Realm’s sky had a sun, appearing not much different from the Wizard World – except for the concentration of magic power.
The density of magic power surrounding him had surpassed three hundred and one layers, reaching a terrifying level. Under these conditions, Richard’s rate of recovering magic power was almost as rapid as replenishing magic power with a Magic Stone.
“Is this the Wizard World of the Enlightenment Period? What on earth have the wizards done to the Wizard World?”
Richard sighed before starting to explore; three hours for exploration was neither short nor long.
Entering the Twisted Forest before him, Richard effortlessly found many demonized plants, many of which were primary ingredients for magic potions, and some had even become extinct in the current Wizard World.
“Golden Needle Grass, the main ingredient for Nerve Detoxification Potions.”
“Brown Bear Mushroom, the main ingredient for low-level strength potions.”
“Holy shit, White Crystal Flower, these things are extinct out there! A single specimen could sell for hundreds of magic stones, and there’s actually a whole cluster here.”
As an apprentice of the Alchemy School, Richard felt like a mouse that had entered a rice storage, wishing he could even scrape up the soil to take away.
At the same time, the other nineteen wizard apprentices also began their own searches. But compared to Richard, their eyesight was a bit lacking, and they didn’t recognize many things, so they collected everything indiscriminately, waiting to assess the value after getting out.
Their actions were also conveyed to their mentors in the room by the Black Tower Great Wizard.
Watching the apprentices floundering like headless flies, the Black Tower Great Wizard sighed.
“Don’t they teach natural history anymore? When I was an apprentice, natural history was a required course.”
The wizards looked embarrassed. In today’s Wizard World, there were hardly any wild rare materials left, so courses like natural history that broadened knowledge were only taught a little by the Alchemy School.
“Forget it,” the Black Tower Great Wizard waved his hand, “I’m going to tell you something, the council approved the exchange with the White Wizard Academy that I mentioned earlier…”
…
As Richard delved deeper into the Twisted Forest, the things he encountered began to gradually exceed his knowledge.
“What is this?”
The soft soil ahead of Richard seemed to be moving with something inside.
Richard narrowed his eyes and, quick as lightning, yanked a black long worm out of the soil.
The worm resembled an earthworm, with a black body, soft flesh, and densely packed segments. However, unlike regular earthworms, this one was as thick as a finger and measured a meter in length, looking more like a snake from a distance.
The earthworm had several light-colored stripes on its body, and Richard counted a total of nine stripes.
“Nine patterns, an earthworm…”
An epiphany struck Richard, and a record flashed through his mind.
“This is a Magic Pattern Worm! The extract from its body fluids can speed up human recovery and also has the effect of developing the body’s potential,” Richard exclaimed with delight.
This creature had nearly gone extinct in the outside Wizard World, only a small number still lived in the forests at the center of the continent. It was listed in the Wizard World as a Second Level protected species, with all hunting prohibited, but allowed for artificial cultivation.
Richard had seen records of this creature in the notes on the Adaptation Body. According to Jolod’s notes, adding the extract from this creature to the Adaptation Potion could also activate life recovery effects in the Adaptation Body.
In earlier years, Jolod had raised such creatures, but one died in an accident during an experiment.
And since then, Jolod had never acquired another one.
“Good stuff, let’s bag it.”
Richard took out a box from his Magic Pocket and filled it with nutrient fluid.
The Nine Rings Worm had robust life energy and could survive for hours even in a vacuum. As long as it was provided nutrients and placed in the Magic Pocket, three to five days would be no problem.
After walking a few hundred more meters into the forest, Richard suddenly found an opening, and a several hundred-meter-tall tree appeared before him. The branches and trunk of the tree were twisted and ferocious, resembling the tree demons of legend. Amid the branches, Richard saw an enormous bird’s nest.
While the main structure of the nest was made of tree branches, there were also many frightening bones within it.
“Is this a pet raised by the academy’s headmaster? Even using the remains of high-level creatures for nest building.”
Richard dared not linger there long, keeping the headmaster’s warning in mind, although he sensed that there could be something like chicks or eggs in the nest.
But with so many things to explore in the Secret Realm, there was no need to provoke such terrifying creatures.
Not long after Richard left, another wizard apprentice arrived at the place.
After sensing the life energy from the nest, he was immediately tempted, but before he could act,
a chilling bird cry sounded right beside him.
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