The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 187 Richard I Spell Support Vehicle
"As much as you want?" Freddy repeated Richard's boast unconsciously.

"My friend, did you cultivate these things?"

Richard just looked at him quietly, his expression indifferent, as if he didn't hear his question.

Vladi realized that he had said something wrong, so he stopped asking questions and put forward his own conditions.

"I need fifty kilograms of this mushroom."

Richard frowned slightly. Although knowledge is often of high value in transactions between wizards, the price Vladi was asking for was indeed somewhat beyond the value of the mental information compression technology.

The improved version of sacrificial fungus is directly produced by the world mushroom, which is equivalent to the body of a world lord.

Mental information compression is only a prototype technology, and at that, there is a perfect alternative prototype technology. Its value is definitely not as great as fifty kilograms of improved sacrificial fungi.

"Too high." Richard said lightly.

Upon hearing this, Vladi remained silent, turned and went into the basement of the wooden house. Soon, he came out with several thick notebooks.

Vladi placed several notebooks in front of Richard and said firmly:
"It's definitely worth the price. These are the research notes left by the master, along with the experimental results. From his experimental records, you can get more than just the mental information compression technology.

The technology is more complicated than you think.”

Now Richard became interested.

If it were just the results, it would definitely not be worth the price, but if it were accompanied by detailed research notes, it would be a different story.

As we all know, wizards' research is not always smooth sailing, and failure is inevitable in the research process.

But these failures are not without value. Sometimes garbage is just gold placed in the wrong place.

Richard put his hand on his notes: "Deal."

Then the two signed a contract, Richard entered the secret realm, took 50 kilograms of improved sacrificial bacteria and gave them to Freddy, then put the notebooks into his pocket.

Finally, Richard spent some magic stones to exchange some apprentice knowledge of the Soul School from Freddy to supplement the basics.

Just like that, a deal between wizards was reached.

After returning to the wizard tower, Richard did not immediately learn this new knowledge.

His knowledge of soul science was too shallow and he needed to supplement his basic knowledge. Moreover, the dream world communication technology required him to research the rune array that amplified his spiritual power.

This is not an easy job.

Richard took out his notes, crossed out the entry about obtaining mental message compression technology, and replaced it with a new goal.

[Learn the basic knowledge of the Soul School and master this technique as soon as possible. ]

……

Research time always passes quickly, and in the blink of an eye, twenty years have passed.

In the past twenty years, in addition to supplementing his knowledge of spiritualism, Richard has continued to study the special structure of the Forerunner crystal.

Early in the morning, the first ray of sunlight shone through the laboratory window onto Richard's face.

Richard, with bloodshot eyes, felt the slight change in the environment. He looked out the window, then took out a tube of reagent from his pocket and poured it into his mouth.

A diligent wizard's day starts with taking drugs.

Once wizards enter the research state, they often stay in the laboratory day and night, and their strong physique and powerful spirit are enough to support them to do so.

However, this kind of round-the-clock research will eventually take a toll on the mind and body.

At this time, wizards who are stuck in research often choose to give themselves some stimulation so that they can continue their research - such as taking drugs.

However, Richard did not use the stimulants commonly used by wizards, but a nerve agent called crow vine.

Only half a milliliter of this poison is enough to kill an extreme apprentice, but due to Richard's strong physique, this thing did not cause any serious harm to him.

Of course, Richard did not use poison without reason.

This was his attempt to slightly modify the Adaptive Body.

The adaptive body can adapt to elemental damage and physical attacks, so can it also adapt to this kind of poison?

This inspiration came from Richard when he was flipping through a book on potions during his spare time from studying the Forerunner Crystal.

Judging from the current situation, Richard's idea is indeed feasible, but the effect is not very significant. If he wants to improve the adaptive body, he must improve the formula of the adaptive potion.

Flutter, flutter...

A black crow enters the laboratory.

"Gah, Richard, you've been in the lab for a year." Ulises landed on Richard's shoulder and looked at him with some concern. "If you keep going like this, you might become the first Level 2 creature I've ever seen who works himself to death."

Richard glanced at him sideways and said, "I'm about to discover the secret of the crystal. I'm just a little bit away from it."

As he spoke, Richard made a galaxy gesture with his fingertips.

From the time he obtained the Forerunner Crystal in the Insect Nest World to now, Richard has now spent more than fifty years on the Forerunner Crystal, and has gained nothing in the meantime.

Although this often happens in wizard research, it is indeed a bit discouraging to have gained nothing for more than fifty years.

A year ago, an idea flashed through Richard's mind. He might be able to explore the internal structure of the crystal through the resonance of multiple magic matrices.

It was this inspiration that made Richard stay in the laboratory for a whole year without sleep. Except for the necessary meditation, Richard spent all his time on the study of crystals.

Now, he felt that he was only a thin veil away from the secret of the crystal. As he spoke, Richard activated the rune array on the table again.

On the test bench, an alchemical device with a structure similar to a ghost ball began to emit a faint light as magic power was injected into it.

hum!
An extremely long magical wave was generated from the device, which was the result of multiple magical resonances under extremely short conditions.

In the center of the ghost ball, a crystal only the size of a grain of rice is being explored by magic power.

Soon, the runes on the Ghost Ball began to go out, and the crystal ball connected to it began to output results.

The manager looked at the results of the crystal ball and habitually recorded them in his notebook.

Suddenly, Richard's quill stopped.

"What's wrong?" Ulises asked.

"nothing."

Richard closed his notes and slumped in his chair.

"I found what I was looking for. I found the recycling structure that reduces energy loss."

After fifty years, the Forerunner Crystal finally unveiled a corner of its veil to Richard.

……

There are many secrets of the Forerunner Crystals, and among the Forerunner Crystals in Richard's hands, what Richard is looking for is the energy circulation structure that can greatly reduce energy loss.

Just find this structure and turn it into a rune.

Richard will make rapid progress in both transmutation and alchemy.

After finding the energy circulation structure, the process of rune culture began.

Half a year later, Richard couldn't help but burst into tears as he looked at the extremely complex yet strangely beautiful rune on the test bench.

Fifty years of research have finally produced some results.

But Richard knew that this was just the tip of the iceberg of the secrets of the Forerunner Crystal, and there was much more knowledge waiting for him to explore.

Richard named this rune the Forerunner Rune No. 1. Placing it in the rune array can reduce Richard's energy loss by nearly 10%.

That is, for the same spell, other wizards need ten points of magic power, but Richard only needs nine points.

Although this change may not seem significant, in some energy-intensive spells, it may be the difference between being able to cast a spell and not being able to cast a spell. If it is applied to alchemical machinery, it will reduce the energy loss by 10%, which can greatly increase the life of the alchemical equipment.

After recording the rune in the crystal ball, Richard took out a drawing from his pocket.

The blueprint records part of the design of the Lavoisier II alchemical magic stone cannon.

The Forerunner Rune No. 1 reduces mana loss, which is just right for the Alchemical Magic Stone Cannon.

"It's missing a core spell. I don't think Heart of Annihilation will work. However, using Flame of Oblivion as the core rune, it's not difficult to design a similar spell."

Li looked at the design drawing and started brainstorming.

"We have solved the core problem, and we need to put some thought into product competitiveness."

Richard thought of the huge alchemical magic stone cannons he saw on the battlefield. These magic stone cannons were suitable for defense, but they were not so good at attacking.

"Make it into a mortar? Or a grenade launcher?"

Some fragments of memories from his previous life flashed through Richard's mind. The White Wizard Legion did not have alchemical weapons such as mortars.

However, Richard immediately rejected this idea because the White Wizard Corps did not need this kind of positioning weapon.

Because the wizard himself is the mortar.

"With Rune No. 1, my alchemical magic stone cannon can be designed to be lighter. If it is not used as a mortar..."

The small cannons on the war airship flashed through Richard's mind, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.

"The rocket launcher seems to be a good choice. The power of the spell can be reduced a bit, and the firing rate can be increased, so that it can be used directly as a firepower coverage."

The number of people has always been a major drawback for wizards in otherworldly expeditions. In the Insect Nest World, the entire Third War Zone could only be defended by a few thousand people. If an alchemical weapon that only required one or two wizards to achieve the effect of focusing firepower of the White Wizard Legion in a short period of time could appear, it would definitely achieve quite good results in the plane war.

After deciding on the idea, Richard began to implement it.

Richard directly took a part of the structure of the Lavoisier Type II Magic Stone Cannon, then designed most of the parts himself and designed a spell model.

During this period, Richard encountered many difficulties, but fortunately, his network of contacts was not bad. Whether it was the association, Anna, Ellie, or even those wizards who owed Richard favors, they all provided Richard with considerable help.

And just like that, three years after Richard came up with the idea, the wizarding world's first spell support vehicle appeared.

This magic support vehicle is equipped with twelve alchemical magic stone cannons, which can fire 120 fireballs with a power level of 350 in ten seconds. After use, the spellcasting parts and magic guide parts of these magic stone cannons will melt and must be replaced and reshaped before they can be used again.

In addition to firepower, the support vehicle's mobility is also excellent. Thanks to the unreasonableness of the magical world, Reason found an anti-gravity rune to reduce the weight of the support vehicle.

With Anna's help, the support vehicle reached a speed of 120 kilometers per hour on flat terrain, and when encountering obstacles, it could also float in the air for a short distance.

Looking at this war machine full of mechanical beauty, Richard gave it a name according to the convention of naming war machines -

Richard I magic support vehicle.

(End of this chapter)