Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

As Aldrick walked out of the laboratory, he felt the suppressed power within him slowly returning.

Those restrictions are still in operation; they still cover every line on his body and extend to the surface of his soul, controlling his channels of contact with the rules of the world.

But Lynn granted him some permissions.

He was able to draw upon alchemical power, although the upper limit was limited, preventing him from mobilizing his full power from his peak, but it was enough to handle most situations.

If we're to completely lift the lockdown, it will probably be when we're facing a real enemy.

He stood at the church entrance for a while to check his current condition, then took to the air and flew towards the Alchemy City.

His strength had not yet recovered, so his flight speed was not fast, far from reaching his peak level, but it was enough to maintain a stable altitude and direction.

He wasn't idle while flying; he constantly communicated with the giant network of rules in the sky and with the will of the world.

Wanxiang also took the initiative to integrate with him and help him adapt to the new rules.

However, it will be difficult to enter the previous state of "harmony between man and nature" again, as the myriad phenomena are unwilling to expend the power of the world to help him cultivate.

Perhaps we should save it to improve the extraordinary concentration in the Stigmata world.

During his flight, Aldrick discovered that the island was inhabited by various undead monsters, some of which were quite powerful.

Even the Chaos Dragon, the Demon Eye, the Divine Abomination, the Nether Wolf, and others who had previously attacked him were among them.

The Demon Eye was still in a terrible state; its enormous eyeball had not fully recovered, and its dark, hollow socket stared eerily at Aldrick, making him feel uneasy.

Aldrick pierced through the greyish-white mist at the edge of the island of death, crossing a slowly churning sea.

He continued flying forward, the sea stretching beneath him. The seawater was grayish-white, with occasional thin ripples appearing on its surface before quickly subsiding.

A new outline appeared at the edge of the field of vision.

It was the edge of a continent, with a coastline stretching along the arc of the view. At the edge, you could see dark reefs and light-colored sandy beaches, as well as a few groves of shrubs.

Aldrick lowered its altitude slightly, skimming over the edge of the continent.

He saw that the terrain of that continent was undulating, with low hills and narrow valleys, and the ground was covered with gray-green vegetation.

Occasionally, you can see a few scattered buildings, not very large, like villages or small settlements.

A group of short, green-skinned goblins lived inside, and they seemed to be doing quite well.

This did not seem to be the alchemical world he was familiar with.

He flew a little further and began to see denser clusters of buildings in his field of vision. These buildings were constantly belching black smoke, turning the sky black.

At first, Aldrick thought there was a fire, but looking at the calm goblins, he realized that this was normal.

Why hasn't the world punished such destruction of nature and the ecological environment?

Little did he understand that industrial development inevitably leads to environmental pollution, and since Lynn needed these goblins to build spaceships and technological weapons, he naturally wouldn't punish them.

On the contrary, Lynn will actively catalyze resources such as magic crystals to accelerate the industrial development of the goblins.

It's just a little environmental pollution; it won't have much impact on our own Sacred Mark world.

But if the level of technology advances further, it will help him discover and conquer more worlds!

Aldrick was certainly not an "environmentalist," so he ignored the group of goblins who were destroying the environment and continued flying.

He soon saw the outline of the second continent, and the blurry edge of the third continent further away.

The three continents are separated by a narrow stretch of sea, where some ships can be seen sailing.

The boats were not large; some had sails, while others had no sails but had long, thin trails at the stern, as if they were being propelled forward by some kind of machinery.

Aldrick slowed down, lowered his altitude, and flew a distance along the edge of the continent.

This continent was the alchemical world he knew so well!

Seeing the familiar world, Aldrick breathed a sigh of relief and continued flying.

Along the way, we passed through several border cities and discovered that some of them had also suffered from the ravages of war.

Now the traces of the great battle have been mostly cleared away, the city walls have been repaired, and the alchemical array has been re-engraved.

Aldrick also found some moving black spots scattered along various roads.

The moving black dots on the ground gradually became clearer, revealing a large number of goblins lined up in rows.

Some were driving pack animals, while others were driving various vehicles.

Several vehicles controlled by goblins were also driving on the road. The vehicles were made of metal and had no trace of energy flow or alchemical runes on their surfaces.

Aldrick circled low in the air, his gaze settling on the metal boxes driving on the road.

They did not emit any form of energy fluctuation.

Only the wheels rolled on the road, the car body moved forward smoothly, and the engine sound was deep and continuous.

He observed for a few moments, then probed into it with his spiritual power and figured out the principle.

Those iron boxes do not rely on any supernatural energy to drive them; they are simply mechanical structures that operate using fuel and gears.

Aldrick withdrew his gaze and continued flying towards the Alchemy City.

As his internal strength gradually recovered, his flight speed increased until he became a shooting star.

After an hourglass, when the familiar outline of the city walls appeared at the edge of his vision, Aldrick began to slow down.

The city wall has been repaired, and the gaps left when it was breached have been filled. The new bricks and stones are lighter in color than the old wall, forming a clear seam line under the grayish-white sunlight.

The alchemists stationed on the city wall saw the figure flying in from the sky almost simultaneously.

Some people squinted to make out the details, some put down their tools, and some took a few steps toward the battlements, trying to get a closer look.

A young sorcerer standing on the city wall was the first to shout:

"That's... the student council president?!"

The person next to him followed his gaze, their expression shifting from doubt to confirmation, and then to surprise:

"It's the student council president! The student council president is back!"

The shouts echoed along the city wall, from one section to another, and from the wall into the city.

Aldrick landed on the plaza inside the city walls and inquired about the situation from several alchemists stationed there.

At that moment, Casper arrived from the direction of the Alchemy Institute headquarters.

Casper stopped in front of Aldrick, and the first thing he noticed after he stopped was the restriction pattern on Aldrick's body.

It is more complex than those on his own body, with more nodes and a wider coverage, making it obviously extremely powerful.

Casper's eyes darkened slightly.

Even the guild leader was sealed away by this damned restriction.

Is there still hope for freedom in the world of alchemy?