The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 165 Soul-stealing Canyon
On the Black Bone Plains, the once bustling floating city fortress has become somewhat empty.

It is now the 30th year after the decisive battle. The wizards' development of the insect nest world has been progressing steadily, and the insects' counterattack has been suppressed to a very small range.

The new insects born by the slave queen are returning to the hive. These insects are no different from the previous black crystal insects. The only difference is that they are marked with the slave mark at birth.

The Black Crystal Zerg have now become a slave race of wizards.

Although this ending was tragic, it was no better than those creatures that were exterminated by wizards.

In the brutal plane war, weak races are not even qualified to be dogs.

The past history of the black crystal worms was modified by the wizard. The black crystal worms were no longer the offspring of the mother worm god, but the product of the wizard's experiments. The wizard became the creator of the black crystal worms.

The cause of this plane war turned out to be a civil strife among the insect swarm. The evil queen insect god bewitched most of the insects and made them rebel against the great wizard. Those insects that were still rebelling were also called sinful insects by the new insects.

Wizards became victims of this war.

Under the planned modifications by the wizards, the new generation of black crystal worms have completely accepted the concept of the wizards' affiliated race. As long as this concept can last for three or five generations, even if the sinful worms spread the past history of the black crystal worms into the new worms, it will not have any impact.

By then, the black crystal worms will completely become a slave race of wizards.

Who controls the past controls the present.

……

Ring, ring, ring… Ring, ring, ring…

A loud ringing sound woke Richard from his study. He turned off the alarm and put the crystal fragment in front of him into his pocket.

Richard set the alarm to ring once every 180 days. Every time the alarm rings, it means he has to carry out the task assigned by the headquarters.

Walking out of the wooden house, the green iceberg not far away emitted a faint light, and the queen insect god inside was both sacred and ferocious.

This iceberg has become a symbol of the wizard's power. The evil queen insect god was frozen by the great wizard to warn new insects not to make the same mistake.

Coming to the command tower, this place which used to be the plane war command center has now become a mission hall.

All dark wizards who are still in the Hive World need to receive tasks here.

As the exploration of the insect nest world was gradually completed, the command center's tasks became fewer and fewer, and the distribution situation also changed from direct distribution at the beginning to wizards having to pick up the tasks themselves, and the rewards for the tasks were also getting lower and lower.

Every wizard who remains in the Hive World must take on at least two missions every year.

Many dark wizards therefore chose to return to the wizarding world. The other world without money was far less comfortable than the wizarding world.

In the hive world, wizards are always outsiders.

Looking at the tasks issued by the task hall, Richard chose a more interesting one.

"Exploring the Soul-Snatching Canyon... is quite interesting."

According to the description of the mission information, Soul-Reaping Canyon is a special canyon located on the edge of the Hive World.

In the legend of the Black Crystal Worm, this canyon is an ominous place where a demon that can devour souls is sealed.

This demon is trapped in the canyon and falls asleep. Once he wakes up, he will devour the souls of all creatures in the canyon, leaving only an empty shell.

Although the description is scary, according to a three-ring wizard who once passed by the Soul-Take Valley, there seems to be some problem with the underground veins in the Soul-Take Valley. The chaotic geomagnetic field will disrupt the senses of the black crystal worms, causing them to lose their sense of direction, and in serious cases it can even destroy their thinking organs.

The content of this task is to investigate the specific situation of this canyon, and then write a written report to the headquarters, and the reward is only a pitiful ten demon spirits.

But this is enough for Richard. What he needs is to stay in this world, not that little reward.

Although the hive world is useless to most wizards, for Richard, the iceberg that seals the Queen God is a mountain of gold.

With the help of energy vision, Richard has also made progress in his research on icebergs in recent years. A special energy structure was discovered by Richard and applied to the rune chain sealing technique.

This greatly enhances the effectiveness of the Rune Chain Sealing Technique.

After leaving the mission hall, Richard wanted to go straight to the mission location, but outside the door, Richard unexpectedly saw a person.

"Ellie, are you going back to the wizarding world?"

Among the dark wizard team, Lawrence left the Hive World fifteen years after the final battle, preparing to be promoted to a second-ring wizard, while Ellie has stayed until now.

"Well, my level of knowledge is no longer sufficient for me to continue my research." Ellie said with some distress.

At this time, Ellie, holding a notebook in her hand and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on her face, looked both intellectual and beautiful.

Ellie's purpose of staying in the Hive World is the same as Richard's, which is to study the sealing technique of the Dead Iceberg. However, compared with Richard who has energy vision, her research is much slower, and she has only achieved a little result so far.

"Okay," Richard said with some regret. It was nice to have Ellie accompany him during his research. Now that she left, he would really become an ascetic.

"Remember to take a look at my house when you go back. The two subhumans I raised are probably dead of old age. Just bury them in the yard."

Ellie nodded: "Okay, I'll go back and help you check it out."

After saying goodbye to Ellie, Richard headed straight for the Soul Reaper Canyon marked on the mission map.

The wizards' exploration of the hive world is nearing its end, and the map has become extremely detailed. In the hive world, there are many dangerous and terrifying areas such as the source sea abyss and the mushroom land, which have attracted many wizards to conduct research. On the way, Richard encountered a group of moths flying and playing in the sky. This special insect once caused huge losses to the wizards, and dozens of war airships were damaged because of them. Now, they have become the best helpers of wizards.

The moth army split in the middle to make way for Richard. They performed an awkward wizard salute to Richard and then said loudly:

"Master Wizard!"

Richard nodded at them and continued flying towards the mission site.

Compared with the wizarding world, the insect nest world is not that big. It took Richard about half a month to get there.

Seen from the sky, this place called Soul Stealing Canyon is not very big, only a few dozen kilometers long. There are many low plants growing around the canyon. These plants use the bright starlight of the insect nest world to photosynthesize, bringing some vitality to the desolate land of the insect nest world.

After falling to the ground, Richard opened the secret realm and fished out Ulysses who was eating mushrooms.

"Huh, what are you doing? I'm eating!" Ulysses, who was fished out, protested loudly.

After several years of getting along, the relationship between the World Mushroom and Ulysses has eased. At Richard's request, the taste of the sacrificial mushrooms has improved, and Ulysses has begun to eat mushrooms whenever he has time.

"Help me see if there is anything wrong with this place?" Richard asked, pointing to the Soul-Taker Canyon not far away.

Although he was under the observation of a three-ring wizard, Richard was still cautious and wanted Ulysses to take a look.

"Gah, let me take a look."

A gleam flashed in Ulises' eyes, and then he shook his head.

"Gah, no problem. This place is the intersection of two earth veins. There are some chaotic earth vein magnetic fields, and space rifts may appear occasionally."

"Space rift?"

"Gah, don't worry about it. Judging from the strength of this ground vein intersection, even if a space rift is generated, it will only be the size of a pinhole, and the probability is very small." Ulysses said indifferently.

After saying that, Ulysses opened a space rift by himself and flew back to the secret realm.

As Ulises' soul injury improved, his abilities became more and more diverse. After his relationship with the World Mushroom eased, he was allowed to enter and exit the secret realm on his own.

Hearing Ulysses say this, Richard no longer had any concerns and boldly entered the Soul-stealing Valley.

As soon as he entered the canyon, Richard immediately felt a weak energy fluctuation coming from under his feet, and the scene in front of him became a little blurry, making him feel a little dizzy.

"What a strong magnetic field." Richard said in surprise.

Richard activated the magic barrier and made some frequency adjustments to cope with the magnetic field. After the modification, the discomfort Richard felt disappeared instantly.

With sufficient knowledge, a wizard can often face various crises calmly.

Richard surveyed the canyon, recorded the topography of the entire canyon, and collected many mineral samples.

Under the influence of the earth's magnetic field, many special magnets are generated in the Soul-Taker Canyon. These magnets are very useful in alchemical machinery.

After some exploration, Richard found a place to live in the canyon.

The report submitted to the headquarters cannot be sloppy. Although it has been found that these abnormal phenomena are caused by the earth's magnetic field, Richard still needs to investigate the intensity and fluctuation pattern of the earth's magnetic field.

These things take a long time.

One day, two days, three days... Two weeks passed, and the Soul Stealing Canyon was peaceful. Richard quickly collected most of the data, and now he only needed to collect one more burst intensity, and his mission would be completed.

Looking at the instrument in his hand, Richard silently waited for the eruption of the earth's magnetic field.

"Follow the pattern, three, two, one!"

As the countdown ended, Richard's magic barrier suddenly rippled, and the strong magnetic field of the earth veins even caused an impact on the magic barrier.

Under the influence of the earth's magnetic field, even psychedelic auroras appeared in the sky.

Richard looked at the sky intoxicatedly and took out a crystal ball from his pocket.

"It's so beautiful, I have to record it."

The outburst of the earth's magnetic field lasted for nearly thirty seconds. With the appearance of the crest, the earth's magnetic field began to weaken.

Richard looked at the scene in the crystal ball and thought that this trip was not in vain. He did not notice at all that a pinhole-sized space crack appeared behind him.

A black and red mist poured out from the cracks and instantly filled the entire canyon.

boom!
The crystal ball fell to the ground.

Richard's body froze in place, his eyelids slowly closed, and his breathing became even.

It's like... falling asleep.

Behind the rift, Richard slowly opened his eyes. He looked at the blood moon in the sky and said with some doubt:

"What is this place?"

(End of this chapter)