The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

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With the guidance of a map, traveling through the lava sea is actually a very safe route.

……

On the upper layer of the lava sea, Richard held up the magic barrier and compared it with the map he drew out from memory to determine his current location.

Under his feet, a giant fire beast that looked like a catfish was swimming slowly in the magma sea. Ulises was holding the catfish's two dragon whiskers like reins.

There are a large number of fire beasts living in the upper reaches of the magma sea. Most of these beasts are level one creatures and pose no threat to Richard. And because these creatures live in the magma sea all year round, they move very quickly.

So, in order to save effort, Richard caught one as his means of transportation.

Under Richard's training, the fire catfish quickly realized its situation and began to behave itself according to Richard's instructions.

As for Ulysses, who was now holding two dragon whiskers, he suddenly felt like trying some racing in this lava sea. No, it should be fishing.

"Gah, are you sure? If you are sure, then speed up!"

Ulysses pulled the two dragon whiskers and looked at the sea ahead with some excitement.

In his perception, there were many fire beasts in the magma sea ahead. The strength of these beasts was not worth mentioning to Ulysses, but at this moment, they became tools to test his "driving" skills.

Richard put the map away, opened the space crack and threw it in.

"Confirmed, this is the direction. Another fifty kilometers and we will reach the area controlled by wizards."

"Huh, fifty kilometers? That's not enough. Let's run a little longer." Ulysses said excitedly.

Racing with domesticated semi-elemental creatures in this sea of ​​magma was something new and unprecedented for him, the knowledgeable Lord of the World.

"It's up to you, as long as you don't run into the magma sea at the edge of the world."

"Haha, got it!"

Ulysses shouted and gently pulled the two dragon whiskers in his hands. The catfish under his feet received the signal and let out a low roar.

"Let's go, Crow, we still have a long way to go!"

……

Lava sea.

Ulises was concentrating on driving the Crow Flock, nimbly moving through the rolling lava. All around him, huge fire beasts were roaring in low voices, their bodies ablaze with flames, and they were wary of this somewhat crazy fellow.

The fire element is the most explosive element, and fire elemental creatures with fire element flowing in their blood are all powder kegs that will explode at any time.

They would attack at the slightest provocation, and Ulises, in order to stimulate them, kept using his energy and his hoarse voice to provoke these fire beasts.

"Haha, come and chase me, idiot!"

"That person over there, I'm talking about you. What are you looking at? Come over here and bite me if you dare!"

"Quack, the Crow will bite him. Yes, bite his tail!"

Ulises provoked them while he dodged and evaded the flaming beasts gracefully like a dancer. He was very skilled and could always dodge the beasts that blocked his way.

The fire beast almost touched him every time, but this tiny distance was as insurmountable as an insurmountable chasm.

Ulysses sometimes accelerated and sprinted, like a flash of lightning cutting through the lava sea; sometimes he slowed down and made detours, as if he was playing a clever game of hide-and-seek with the giants.

The lava sea, which is like hell to many creatures, is like a playground in front of Ulysses.

Ulises was having a lot of fun, while Richard was constantly thinking about how to simplify the pioneer's technology.

The Forerunners' technology is indeed good, but the energy consumption is a bit too high. Perhaps the Forerunners' civilization has reached energy freedom, but Richard does not have such advanced technology yet.

So reducing energy consumption is Richard’s top priority now.

Although gold that cannot be spent is good for decoration, silver that can be spent is obviously better.

After thinking for a long time, Richard sighed:
"Alas, it's a pity that dragon alchemy and wizard alchemy are not compatible. If they were compatible, the transformation would be easy."

Richard thought for a long time, and the only thing he could think of was to rely on alchemical machinery as power, and then use a purely mechanical structure to install the teeth of the chainsaw sword on it to reduce consumption.

But doing so requires Richard to have a deep knowledge of alchemical machinery.

It is difficult to make alchemical machinery on a large scale, and even more difficult to make it on a small scale.

Especially for this kind of small alchemical machinery with extremely harsh working conditions, its production difficulty is no less than asking a wizard who has never learned alchemical machinery to create a humanoid alchemical puppet from scratch.

"Oh! If this continues, I'll become a mechanical alchemist wizard."

The drag racing lasted for a whole day. After traveling 400 kilometers, Ulises finally had enough and decided to return to the ground.

Looking at the thick rock wall above him, Richard sighed again.

I hope I won’t encounter anything strange when digging this time.

…The scorching sun shines brightly on the earth. For the wizards living in the rear, today is another peaceful day.

Kain, a white wizard on leave.

As long as the number of wizards is not too tight, the white wizards on the front line can apply to come to the rear for a three-month rotation every other year.

During this time, wizards can stay away from the front line and perform some non-dangerous patrol missions in the rear.

For wizards, this is basically no different from taking a vacation.

However, as the war continued, Kain could clearly feel that the number of wizards was not enough.

At the beginning of the war, if you wanted to take a rest, you only needed to submit a report, and you could go back to the rear without even needing an approval. But this time, he not only had to wait for nearly half a month for an approval, but also had his recent combat situation reviewed.

According to his immediate superior, his request for leave would have definitely been rejected if his team had not recently suffered a major loss of personnel.

"Oh, these fire lizards are really tenacious." Kain said casually.

"That's right," said a first-ring white wizard who was also taking a break next to Kain. "I heard from a black wizard who came back that we lost six third-ring masters in a recent operation behind the fire lizards."

"Hiss, so many!" Kain gasped, "Six three-ring masters, were they ambushed by the fire lizard?"

"Who knows." The White Wizard shook his head. "I heard that this time, the Salamanders dispatched an elite force that had never been dispatched before. In terms of individual combat power, they are even more powerful than the Three-Ring Master."

Kain was shocked. In his impression, the wizard should be able to crush these natives, or at least be on par with them.

How could the natives be stronger than wizards?
After that, the White Wizard who had spoken to him said mysteriously, "And I also heard that if it weren't for the amazing strength of a three-ring master who participated in the operation, he would have eliminated two of those elites with one move. Otherwise, I'm afraid no one would have escaped in this operation.

And you know what's the weirdest thing? The powerful Three Rings Master unexpectedly participated in the operation.

That master was not among the three-ring masters who originally participated in the operation. This master suddenly emerged from the ground when the other masters were discussing the plan! "

"Huh? How could someone come out from underground while Master Sanhuan was discussing a plan?" Kain said in astonishment, "This rumor is too careless!"

The wizard who spoke to him shrugged: "That's what the rumor says, but none of us knows the details."

Kain was about to ask something else when he suddenly felt a fluctuation of magical power coming from under his feet.

As a conditioned reflex, he was instantly suspended in the air, and the staff in his hand spurted out a jet of flame with an energy level of up to 500.

The wizard who was patrolling with them also reacted and threw two fireballs at them.

Boom!
The fireball exploded into a cloud of dust, and as the dust dissipated, a dusty wizard was standing at the place where their spell attack had occurred.

"This welcome ceremony is a little special." Richard wiped the smoke and dust off his face and smiled awkwardly at the two wizards who attacked him.

Richard ran into a patrolling wizard as soon as he came out, and he didn't know whether he was lucky or unlucky.

Fortunately, the spell power levels of these two wizards were not high, and Richard was able to withstand it with his physical body alone. He was not hurt by the sudden attack, but just ate some sand.

Looking at the black-robed wizard coming out from underground, the two patrolling wizards held their staffs tightly with some caution.

"What kind of wizard are you and why did you come out from underground?"

The infiltration of fire lizards into areas controlled by wizards has never stopped. Some of the infiltrating fire lizards even have the ability to create illusions, making themselves look like wizards.

"Well, it's a long story. In short, I'm a dark wizard who came back from the rear. As for my identity..." Richard smiled, "You wouldn't believe it even if I told you."

Ignoring the two patrolling wizards, Richard took out a map from his magic pocket and determined his location by feel.

Richard certainly did not walk in a straight line from the magma sea to the surface. When he reached the surface, he must have determined his position.

"Excuse me, is the floating city going this way?"

Richard took the map, flashed in front of the two patrolling wizards, and pointed in the direction.

The two patrolling wizards froze slightly. Richard's speed was so fast that they couldn't even react.

Kain glanced at the detailed map in Richard's hand, swallowed, and nodded.

"Yes, that's the direction."

Richard smiled, took something out of his pocket and handed it to Cain:
"Thank you. This is a thank you gift."

After saying that, Richard flew straight to the floating city.

Kain was stunned for a moment, then looked down at the thing given to him by this master of mysterious origins - a fire elemental gem of excellent quality.

The wizard on the side saw the gem in Cain's hand and said in surprise:
"What a pure fire element gem. This kind of gem can only be produced in underground magma. It may not be found in the magma of ordinary active volcanoes. It is worth at least dozens of magic essences!
Kain, you made a lot of money this time."

Kain stared blankly at the gem in his hand, and his mind couldn't help but think of the rumors that had just been talked about.

A powerful wizard emerged from underground... Could it be that he met the three-ring master in the rumors?
(End of this chapter)