The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 572: Flattening the Abyss
In the sky above the Flesh and Blood Capital, a walrus-like demon was floating in front of a huge golden stone ball.

"...You are so weak that you look like a native."

Although the language Richard used was wizard language, he thoughtfully added spiritual messages while speaking.

Spiritual messages are a common language among almost all races.

"You said I'm as weak as... a native?"

After hearing this, Cleo fell into a trance.

Calling him a native shows that this world has an owner, and it is the territory of the owner of the civilized world.

No wonder the big demon was beaten to death before.

But it was too late to say anything now.

The two civilizations have already bordered each other, and the Abyss has already fired the first shot. Going to war with two civilizations at the same time... the future is bleak.

"Being beaten silly?"

"No, they are strong people from other civilizations."

Cleo's voice was calm, as if he had lost most of his body and was being held in mid-air.

"It's good that you're not stupid. Abyss demon, I want to make a deal with you."

"trade?"

Cleo was a little surprised. The habits of this unknown civilization were quite peculiar.

Who would trade with a prisoner?

"I know you, the demons of the abyss, and I also know that you have very high attainments in flesh and blood." Richard said calmly, "You have a choice now. You can hand over the knowledge you know, and then I will give you a quick death. I will even put your head next to my most precious trophy.

Of course, you don't have to make this deal. Then I will use all the means I know to search your soul inch by inch and drain all your memories drop by drop.

This is not a good choice for me or you, so I don’t recommend you to choose this.”

"Haha, you are so interesting."

Cleo seemed to have heard something funny, and he was laughing so hard that he could not help himself. Then he suddenly stopped laughing and looked carefully at the unknown civilized creature in front of him with his dark red pupils.

"Since you know us, you should also know that deception is our virtue. I can give you knowledge, but do you dare to use it? Or do you intend to use a contract to bind a guy who is destined to die?"

Richard was stunned for a moment, then realized that he had done something stupid.

Since he had no intention of letting the demon go, the contract with death as the ultimate constraint naturally had no binding force.

"I will check it myself."

"Check! Ha, if you can check it, why would you trade with me?"

"So you're trying to persuade me to drain your soul bit by bit?"

"No, no, no, I think we can change the deal." There was a hint of cunning in Cleo's eyes.

"I think it's a good deal if I give you the knowledge and you let me go. Look, I definitely won't use my life to deliberately screw you over."

"And then let you continue to lead people to occupy my world?"

"Of course not, we are at war, you know." Cleo explained, "Going to war with two civilizations at the same time is not a good choice no matter how you look at it.

I will keep the coordinates of this world secret, and if possible I can even erase it from us. You can add all of this to the contract."

It must be said that Cleo's suggestion is very feasible. Richard knows that the Abyss Civilization is at war, but the Abyss Civilization does not know that the Wizard Civilization is also at war.

So his world is absolutely safe until the end of the war.

but.

"This is a very good suggestion." Richard said calmly, "But I choose to refuse. The Abyss killed so many of my believers and turned my world into a cesspool. You want to leave alive with just this little thing?

I think you think too kindly of me."

After opening the secret realm, Richard threw Cleo in without any courtesy. When Cleo saw the huge world mushroom in the secret realm, he suddenly felt that he seemed to have made another stupid mistake.

"World Mushroom, treat him well."

"Yes, my lord."

Looking at the mycelium tentacles that tied him up, Cleo said in a panic: "Well... the conditions can be discussed. If you think the price is low, I still have a lot of good things in my warehouse... Don't drill into my blood vessels, don't touch my nerves, ah..."

"Abyss, save me!"

After closing the rift in the secret realm, Richard waved his staff, and flames appeared in the sky. With another wave, these flames poured down on the Flesh and Blood King's Capital like a river flowing back from the sky.

All creatures of the abyss turned to ashes before this flame.

Soon, a dark sphere that continuously emitted abyssal energy appeared in front of Richard.

"Is this the exit of the Abyssal Webway?"

Without hesitation, countless chains flew out of Richard's body. Richard didn't know much about sealing. Even though he became the master of the world, his sealing skills were only at the level of an ordinary three-ring wizard. However, it didn't matter if he didn't know much. He was a great wizard and could fly with his strength.

Relying on the blessing of the world, Richard directly used the power of the origin of the world to seal this channel.

The rune chains turned into blue frost, sealing the entrance layer by layer. But soon, a terrifying wave of shocking vibrations came from inside the King's Way.

"Seal the Webway? Who are you!?"

Facing the questioning from the Abyss Webway, Richard did not answer, but silently accelerated the seal.

With the blessing of the world's original power, it can seal up to level three creatures with blue frost, and even the master of the world on the other side of the webway cannot break it.

The blue iceberg slowly formed, indicating that the abyss invasion of this world had come to an end. Next, Richard only needed to purify the remaining pollution in the abyss, and the entrance to the abyss webway would collapse on its own.

But just as Richard was about to go home, he suddenly stopped.

"Oh, yes, this is a good time to cheer people up. Maybe we can get more fanatics."

Ulises was sleeping, and Richard was now left to run the church on his own.

The bright yet soft holy light dispelled the haze that had lingered over the Flesh and Blood Capital for hundreds of years, and a huge figure shrouded in holy light slowly emerged from the horizon.

He was wearing a black robe and holding a black stone staff in his hand. The dark clouds of the abyss that had lingered for a hundred years dissipated, and the light of God descended upon this land again.

Then prayer emerged.

Thousands of goblins knelt on the ground, praising the gods' great deeds loudly.

Thousands of beliefs and thoughts came together, and even the will of the world was aroused. The power of the origin of the world was injected into Richard's body and turned into a part of the holy light. Under the shining of the holy light, the poisonous land returned to its original state, the abyss creations turned into ashes, and even the abyss demons were like being poured with hot oil, and their entire bodies began to fester and turn gray.

The disaster of the abyss that lasted for 543 years finally ended, and the light of God once again shone on this land.

……

"Ben, the Abyss Disaster is over."

In the coffin made of pure gold, Richard's first believer in this world, Ben, the first Pope of the Order of Miracles, lay quietly inside.

Ben looked terrible at the moment, with half of his body missing, including but not limited to an arm and half of his left leg. Moreover, the power of the abyss was rooted in his body, and without the assistance of divine arts, Ben's erosion was inevitable.

If Richard had not appeared, Ben would have had only one ending, which was to be executed by the Order of Miracles before turning into a demon.

Ben slowly opened his eyes, his voice as weak as a candle in the wind.

"Sage, you are finally back. Is our trial finally over?"

"No test, Ben," Richard said in a low voice. "There never was any test. I disappeared only to get promoted."

"I see..." Ben smiled weakly, "I knew... a good man like you, Sage... wouldn't do such a thing."

"Let's talk business, Ben." Richard said with a serious expression, "Your pollution can no longer be removed, not even I can do it. If you continue, you will only become a demon of the abyss."

Richard would not stop the abyss-infected divine magic, but even if he could, it would be too late now.

Once the abyss erosion exceeds half, the abyssification will be inevitable. And Ben has already exceeded 50%.

"I know, sir."

Ben's eyes did not dim because of Richard's words. Death was no longer something he was afraid of.

He always thought of himself as a mechanic, but because Richard chose him, he became this monk and this Pope.

A mechanic who can do all this is already content.

A wave of fatigue washed over Ben's body, and he was finally able to get some sleep.

"Ben, put death aside for now. Your value has not completely disappeared, and your mission has not ended."

Richard's voice woke Ben up, and in his confused eyes, Richard's body bloomed with infinite holy light. Under this holy light, his body began to dissipate, and his soul disintegrated along with it.

The parts of his soul that were contaminated by the abyss were stripped away during the collapse, and then the Holy Light and Ben's participating souls merged together, forming a new Ben.

Richard said to the newborn Ben, "Ben, you have become a saint."

The pollution of the abyss cannot be eliminated unless one is immortal. If one is willing to let his soul disintegrate, then eliminating the abyss is not a difficult task.

The collapse of the soul means death for a living thing, but the technology of the gods' civilization can recombine the collapsed soul with faith to form a new life form, which they call a heroic spirit or a saint.

They don't even let go even after death. In a way, the civilization of gods is quite evil.

However, the conditions for using this technology are very strict. To be promoted to a Heroic Spirit, it must be used by a god, and the user must also be a believer of this god. The more devout the believer's faith, the greater the possibility of becoming a Heroic Spirit.

A devout believer like Ben is basically 100% likely to succeed.

Looking at his new body, Ben was at a loss.

Richard said calmly, "Don't just stand there, go and report to Tel Franken. The Abyss Disaster is over, and the church needs a saint to oversee it."

Ben was stunned for a moment, then crossed his hands in front of his chest, bowed to Richard and said:
“…Yes, my Lord.”

(End of this chapter)