The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 352 Small Floating City

"Enchanted building?"

Richard was a little surprised when he heard about this research direction.

Enchanted architecture is a branch of the alchemy school, but this branch is extremely niche. If it weren't for the plane war, which required professional fortress wizards, this subject would even be transformed into a general wizard subject.

After all, before the appearance of battlefield fortresses, the only use of this branch was to build wizard towers.

Building a wizard tower is something that most wizards have to do.

However, what surprised Richard was not the rarity of enchanted buildings, but the fact that Tosio chose enchanted buildings.

Richard recognized Vladimir's level of alchemy and mechanics. As a student of such a master, he didn't have to learn alchemy and mechanics, but he also didn't choose an unpopular branch like enchanted architecture.

Richard could understand why he chose the flesh and blood branch.

Seeing Richard’s shocked expression, Tosio smiled bitterly and said, “Master, I think I’m a fool too.

"You are so stupid that you don't study the alchemy machinery taught by your teacher, but instead study the unpopular enchanted buildings!"

But Richard shook his head.

"No, no, no, it's not stupid to choose an unpopular branch. It's because of wizards like you who explore and learn according to their own wishes that the wizarding world can flourish.

If everyone studies the major branches and those popular directions, the wizarding world will be doomed."

Richard's attitude was very sincere, because what he said was indeed not a polite remark.

In research, there are always people who study unpopular subjects and sit on the bench. Maybe they will not make any important achievements in their lifetime, but with the development of wizard civilization, even the unpopular branches will be useful one day.

Tosio also felt Richard's sincerity. This was the first time he felt such sincerity and non-derogatory comments from someone other than Vladimir.

Tosio wanted to say something, but the words turned into a sigh when they reached his lips.

"Ugh!"

Richard then asked, "Since you are studying enchanted architecture, I guess you should have your own understanding of building a wizard tower."

Tosio nodded and said, “Designing and building wizard towers is the foundation of our branch.

On this basis, I will also be involved in urban planning, energy plants and the construction of communication towers.

If you want to build a wizard tower in the wizarding world, I can now plan a mortal city around the wizard tower according to the location you choose."

Richard was shocked again after listening to Tosio's description.

Is enchanted building so difficult? Even city planning needs to be learned.

Richard praised sincerely, “That is to say, I choose a location now, and you can now plan a mortal city around the wizard tower.

I have to say, this is quite impressive.”

Tosio smiled shyly. He was several hundred years older than Richard.

But in front of Richard, Tosio, a second-ring wizard, was as shy as an apprentice.

Tosio could never have imagined that the wizard in front of him, who crushed him in both status and strength, was actually younger than him.

"However," Richard changed the subject, "Urban planning is just a bonus after all. Do you have any unique ideas for the design of the wizard tower?
Or maybe you are unique in other aspects."

“Uniqueness…” Tosio put on a bitter smile again, “Master, what I study… is very unconventional.

If I must say I have some unique insights… I do have some, but you may not find them useful.”

"Oh?" Richard was interested. "What are you researching? Tell me about it. I'm a flesh and blood person and I won't steal your ideas."

"How could a big shot like you be interested in the ideas of a little wizard like me?" Tosio said with a humble smile, "What I'm studying is not a secret. It's a concept that appeared in our alchemy school at the end of the Enlightenment period, called a small floating city.

I wonder if the master knows this.”

A small floating city, Richard had actually heard of this name.

At the end of the Enlightenment, in the later stages of the Wizarding War, wizards from various schools tried their best to fight against wizards from other schools.

During this period, all kinds of imaginative technologies were invented and all kinds of strange ideas were put forward.

Among them, the small floating city is one of the ideas proposed by the alchemy school.

The alchemist wizard who came up with this idea intended to turn the entire wizard tower into a huge movable war fortress.

This concept also had a profound impact on the design of the first generation floating city in the later period.

The difficulty of this concept lies in how to build a sufficiently stable and durable energy source in the wizard tower. If this cannot be met, the small floating city can only be like a rocket, which will fall down after it goes up to the sky.

There are only three types of power furnaces in the wizarding world that can drive the wizard tower to fly, and these three are the power furnaces of the first, second, and third generations of expedition floating cities.

The size of its power reactor is even as big as some wizard towers.

Therefore, the idea of ​​a small floating city had long been abandoned by mainstream alchemists. It was unknown where Tosio had found this knowledge and made it his own research direction.

"Tosio, what does Master Vladimir think about this research direction?" Richard expressed his opinion somewhat tactfully.

And Tosio was not surprised by Richard's reaction.

"The teacher said I was a complete idiot."

"So why don't you change your research direction?" Richard couldn't help but ask, "The problem with the small floating city is not in the branch of enchanted buildings. To solve its problem, the School of Shaping must make a major discovery."

Tosio shook his head. "Master, even though I am called a fool by the teacher, I am not a fool who doesn't think about anything.

The main reason I researched this area was because I obtained a design of a small floating city from the Enlightenment period.

In this design, the design of the small floating city is already reasonable, and the requirements for the power furnace are not that harsh. And I have improved a lot of things based on this design. Now the small floating city is no longer a castle in the air.

but……"

Tosio sighed.

Although he was sure that he was on the right track, his research became unusually slow due to resource constraints.

When Vladimir was still alive, Vladimir would still provide him with some funding for the magic spirit, but now that Vladimir is dead, it is extremely difficult for him to continue his research.

"design diagram?"

Richard raised his eyebrows and suddenly became interested.

"How about showing me this design? If it's really as you say, I can be your academic sponsor."

If a small floating city is really feasible, it will undoubtedly be a project with great potential.

Although the large floating city is useful now, it is too large to be used as a war fortress.

It is suitable as a mothership, but not as a battleship.

If the small floating city can be successful, the wizard's expedition will no longer be carried out in units of floating cities, but in units of a fleet.

"Ah? You also do some research on small floating cities?" Tosio asked in astonishment.

Apart from the fact that Richard himself was also doing research on this kind of niche research project, he really couldn't think of any other reason that would make Richard consider becoming an academic sponsor.

Richard stroked his chin and smiled, "That's not the case, but I have something on hand. If I can figure it out, I will have a power reactor with pretty good power."

"I see."

Tosio nodded and pulled a soul contract from his pocket.

"Then Master, are you willing to sign the contract?"

Richard smiled and said, "Of course."

After all, the design drawings are Tosio's research results. If Richard wants to see them, he naturally has to sign a soul contract to let Tosio ensure that his results will not be stolen.

After the contract was signed, Tosio took Richard out of the hall and followed the road to the wizard tower that was used as a mourning hall in the morning.

Tosio pulled the key from his pocket and opened the door to the wizard's tower.

"Teachers always like to pay a hundred years' rent in one go. Now the rent of this wizard tower has not been refunded. In theory, this is still my teacher's wizard tower."

Opening the door, the two entered the wizard tower.

Tosio came to the wizard tower's laboratory with ease, and then activated the wizard tower's anti-peeping measures.

Most wizards are overly protective of their research results, even if these results have not yet been successful.

Tosio turned on the laboratory light, then took out a thick stack of manuscript paper from his pocket and handed it to Richard.

"Master, please take a look. This is my optimized design."

Richard took it, found a chair in the laboratory, and began to look through it carefully.

It was not a big deal that Richard watched from night to sunrise.

"That's a good idea." Richard returned the design drawing to Tosio with great enthusiasm.

"I think this design is close to being feasible. I happen to have a study on power sources on hand. If I can design a power reactor, I might be able to solve the problem of the power reactor.

I have invested in your research."

As he said this, Richard extended his right hand toward Tosio.

Tosio looked at Richard in a daze, and finally, holding back his tears, he stretched out his right hand and shook hands with Richard.

He shouted in his heart: "Teacher, just watch, I will definitely succeed."

……

After the funeral, Richard's life returned to normal.

He arranged a sinecure for Tosio as an architectural consultant in the Chamber of Commerce, with an annual salary of 10 magic essences. In addition, he invested 10,000 magic essences in Tosio's small floating city project.

If Tosio succeeds, these investments will pay off tens or even hundreds of times.

He also began to study the Uris Black Crystal and the spoils he obtained from the Academy War.

He is now a three-ring wizard, but he is just a paper tiger. He looks very powerful, but he will be exposed once he fights. He needs to enrich his knowledge as much as possible and strengthen his combat power.

This research has lasted for three hundred years.

Three hundred years later, Black Tower Wizarding Academy, Joe Lord Laboratory.

"Richard, are you sure?" Joe Lord frowned and looked at Richard opposite him with some confusion.

"I'm sure, teacher." Richard said with a serious expression, "I don't plan to serve as the vice-president of Black Tower Academy.

I plan to follow the great wizard Garlon to explore the secrets of physical evolution."

The contract that Richard signed with the Black Tower Wizard Academy was a short-term contract, which lasted only five hundred years. Now that time has passed, Richard and the Black Tower Wizard Academy no longer have any contractual connection.

"Since you have made up your mind, I will not try to persuade you any more. But I have to tell you one thing." Joe Lord stood up and patted Richard on the shoulder, saying with a serious expression, "You will always be a student of the Black Tower Wizard Academy.

The door of the Black Tower Wizarding Academy will always be open to you."

(End of this chapter)