Wizard: I have ten trillion nanomachines

Inside the lair, time loses its meaning.

Luo Kunlun is currently calculating.

Propose, reject, revise, propose again, reject again...

Creating a witchcraft model from almost nothing is obviously no easy task.

Creating an electromagnetic force model was much more difficult than creating an earlier gravitational model.

Fortunately, Luo Kunlun has strong computing power and its accumulation is much deeper than before.

At this moment, outside...

As the Kingdom of the Tree of Order expands outwards, the entire continent of Volo is plunged into unprecedented turmoil and change.

Armed with flintlock muskets, equipped with cast-iron cannons, and aboard steam-powered ironclad ships, the Order Tree Legion surged southward like an unstoppable torrent of steel.

Wherever they went, old castles were bombarded and destroyed, once high-ranking nobles were hanged, and commoners who had been enslaved for generations were given land of their own for the first time and were given a new life.

After the news spread and gained traction, whenever the army of the Tree of Order entered a new region, countless people would line the streets to welcome them, and a steady stream of young men would join their ranks.

The legion thus sustained itself through war, and its strength continued to grow in the course of the war.

The war was one-sided.

Even when rare wizard apprentices occasionally join the battle, attempting to turn the tide with extraordinary magic, they are quickly suppressed by the legion's equally numerous and powerful extraordinary warriors.

Seeing this, the remaining "wild wizards" all retreated. They understood that the world on this continent had changed.

Rather than staying here to be wiped out by that emerging force, it's better to leave together and head to the continent of El.

In just six months, the legions of the Tree of Order completely occupied the central part of the continent, bringing twenty-one kingdoms of varying sizes under their control.

If it weren't for the fact that the battle lines were stretched too thin and the logistical supply lines hadn't reached their limit, they probably would have swept across the entire continent in one fell swoop.

The remaining countries at the southernmost tip of the continent were thus given a breather. But how long could that breath last?

In two or three years at most, once the Tree of Order has absorbed the vast new territories and consolidated its resources, they will launch another offensive. By then, they will be powerless to resist.

As a result, some southern countries have begun to secretly imitate firearms.

However, without a mature industrial system and accurate mathematical models, the muskets they produced had short range, poor accuracy, and a high failure rate, making large-scale deployment a distant prospect.

But this is not their only hope.

Their true hope lies in the extraordinary, in those legendary beings, the wizards.

As long as a legitimate wizard is willing to intervene, then no matter how many cannons and soldiers there are, they are nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs.

.......................

In May, in the western part of the Wizarding Continent, at the Silver Blood Academy.

This academy, built in the mountains, is solemn and mysterious.

An urgent message, encrypted with "quill pen" magic, arrived from the academy's outpost on the overseas continent of El.

The apprentices receiving the intelligence dared not delay in the slightest.

This matter involves an unidentified, officially recognized wizard, and is completely beyond his authority to handle.

Soon, this intelligence was delivered to the two current guardian wizards of the academy, Fran and Paulus.

"A mysterious, officially recognized wizard has appeared on the continent of Volo, suspected of searching for ancient relics. His power is expanding rapidly; he has already unified the northern continent and is now heading south."

The parchment was unsigned, containing only this brief yet powerful text.

"Wizard's legacy?"

Fran, a middle-aged wizard with short red hair and sharp, eagle-like eyes, suddenly narrowed his eyes when he saw those four words.

These four short words are more impactful than all previous intelligence on secular warfare!

The legacy of ancient wizards!

It might contain lost witchcraft, powerful witchcraft tools... This would be fatally attractive to any wizarding organization!

"Very convincing!" Fran put down the parchment, his eyes gleaming with astonishing light. "After all, no normal, formal wizard would be interested in the power of those mortals."

"But if he's looking for something, or needs an absolutely safe place to protect something, then that makes sense."

“That is indeed true.” Paulus, who was sitting opposite him, was a wizard who looked gentle and kind, like an old scholar. He nodded. “Although the continent of Volo is poor in resources, it is, after all, a place explored by ancient wizards. It is not impossible that some relics were left behind.”

"However, I don't think the wizard Voro who discovered the place would have left anything truly valuable. At most, there are some experimental sites he set up casually back then, or the graves of his apprentices."

"It might be some kind of diary from ancient wizards during their explorations, containing scattered bits of knowledge. But whether it's true or false, and whether it's useful or not, we'll have to spend time analyzing it."

"But no matter what, we must send someone to check it out."

"The fact that the mysterious wizard chose to stay on that barren continent for so long proves that there must be something on that continent that would be of great benefit to him."

As he spoke, an even bolder guess flashed through Firth's mind: "It's not some kind of ruin; it could be something else valuable, like... a hidden and stable spatial passage? Connecting to some unknown dimensional world?"

Upon hearing this, Paulus's expression turned serious. If this were true, then the importance of this matter would rise to a whole new level.

"Let's find a way to make contact with that wizard first," Fran finally decided. "Send someone to probe the wizard's strength and intentions."

A shrewd glint flashed in his eyes: "If the other party is powerful, then we'll soften our stance, offer some gifts, consider it making friends, and pretend nothing happened. If the other party is mediocre, then it's just a lucky break..."

He didn't continue speaking, but the greed and murderous intent in his unfinished words were already self-evident.

Then... let's seize that good stuff along with his "legacy"!

..................

Inside the lair, Luo Kunlun slowly opened his eyes, his pupils seemingly filled with countless tiny lightning bolts that intertwined, annihilated, and finally returned to silence.

"It's still a bit lacking..."

In his mental space, the vast and intricate electromagnetic force model was like a half-finished "world," with countless rune structures operating and colliding within it, yet they could never perfectly mesh together to form a self-consistent, self-circulating complete system.

It's like a car with the most advanced engine and the most robust chassis, but lacking a driveshaft to transmit power to the wheels.

"My computing power is still somewhat insufficient."

Building a completely new magical model based on the physical laws of another world from scratch would require astronomical computations. Even his current mental strength, comparable to a supercomputer, was proving insufficient.

"Perfect, I'll devour these souls first to strengthen my spiritual power."

The next moment, Luo Kunlun no longer hesitated.

With a thought, the enormous vortex at the center of the nest, formed by the convergence of countless soul energies, instantly accelerated its rotation. A torrent of energy, thicker and purer than ever before, surged into his spiritual body like a river bursting its banks.

In six months, the war that swept across the continent, and the network of roots of the Split Tree that spread like capillaries throughout the northern and central continents, collected more than four million souls of the dead for him.

This is not all. The war has only just ended, the purge of the old aristocracy continues, and the harvesting of souls is far from over.

Luo Kunlun devoured the soul energy with great relish, like a glutton who had not eaten for a long time.

The growth of mental strength will directly enhance his "computing power".

[Host: Luo Kunlun]

[Bloodline: First Ring Upgrade]

[Body: Upper Ring]

[Spirit: First Ring Upgrade (Strong↑)]

As a massive influx of souls poured in, the "Strong↑" marker, representing spiritual power, jumped faster and faster.

Soon, as the soul power was consumed, after devouring a full 1.5 million souls of the deceased, the "Strong↑" mark suddenly paused and transformed into a completely new description.

Spirit: Upper Ring (Extreme)

At this moment, Luo Kunlun's spiritual power finally reached the pinnacle of the first ring, achieving the peak of the first ring!

Within the spiritual body, the gravity model was completely enveloped by liquid spiritual energy droplets.

At this very moment, if Luo Kunlun wished, he could immediately begin to solidify the already verified "real mirror" alternate dimension model and officially advance to the second ring!

A choice was placed before him.

Should we directly solidify the "real image" and steadily advance to the second ring? Or should we continue to wait until that electromagnetic force model with great potential is created, and then use it to advance?

This is a choice between "the present" and "the future".

"Of course, the real image should be solidified, allowing for a direct advancement to the second ring!"

In just a moment, Luo Kunlun made his decision.

He's not like those male protagonists in fantasy novels who insist on being invincible within their own realm or fighting against opponents of higher levels.

Faced with an absolute difference in strength, any skill or so-called "invincibility at the same level" is a joke.

According to Dores's memory, the difference between each major rank was like heaven and earth; even the strongest first-ring wizard was no match for a second-ring wizard.

If you are eligible for promotion at this time, and the promotion path is correct and your future potential is guaranteed, then you should naturally promote without hesitation!

One step ahead, and you're ahead every step of the way. The sooner he becomes a second-tier member, the sooner he'll have the power to look down on the entire world.

As for the electromagnetic force model, it will only be easier to perfect and solidify it after he becomes a second-ring cultivator, possessing stronger mental power and a deeper understanding of the world!