Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 1428 - 1426: Six of Me

Richard paused and continued to Soron: "General, besides isolating the ordinary people Wizard Ford has contacted, I also recommend conducting a thorough inspection of the entire Reef Rock Castle to determine if there are any unknown illnesses present. In this way, on one hand, potential hazards can be eliminated, and on the other, we can check if there are any gaps in the army’s defense against the Spell Plague."

Soron: "..."

After a moment of silence, Soron looked at Richard and asked, "Wizard Yule, when did you become so... um, overly cautious?"

"General, don’t you know? I’ve been like this since surviving the battle over three years ago against the Truth Society," Richard said frankly. "Actually, I think being a bit more cautious is good. It can eliminate many dangers at the initial stages, which is the highest level of security—it’s not about striving for a chance of survival in desperate situations, but rather directly avoiding falling into such situations. It’s the same during battles as it is in daily life."

After listening to this, Soron sighed lightly, waved his hand at Yule, and said, "Alright, Wizard Yule, you can go."

"So, General, you agree with my suggestion?"

"Agreed, go ahead."

"Alright, General." Richard finished speaking, turned around, and walked out briskly.

Inside the door, Soron watched Wizard Yule’s back, gently shook his head, and his expression seemed a bit exhausted.

...

The same night.

Shalin, Atlantis City, 362 Research Institute.

This is a four-story Stone Building located in an unremarkable courtyard within the city, belonging to the Atlantis City University’s main campus. However, very few people are usually allowed to enter and exit here, and all entries and exits are strictly monitored with a high level of security.

Currently, within the bright white laboratory on the eleventh underground floor of the Stone Building.

Richard is wearing a light gray robe, standing in front of a silver experiment table, mixing liquids from two Glass Test Tubes to create a new red-and-blue liquid. Richard’s actions are very gentle and cautious, as the liquid appears very precious, and he doesn’t want to waste it due to operational errors.

Behind Richard, Moli stands, talking about matters.

"That’s about it, Nora Wizard accompanied the actions, responsible for dealing with the Magic Knights in the opponent’s team and clearing the site. There weren’t any accidents during the process. However, after returning, Nora Wizard said that it seemed like someone else was secretly tracking them, not looking like they were part of Xia Zuo’s group, but their identity was unknown. Therefore, she didn’t go all out but just taught them a small lesson and let them go."

"Hmm." Richard nodded to indicate understanding, holding the mixed liquid, walking towards the corner of the laboratory, operating a bunch of instruments.

"Creak," the laboratory door opened from the outside. In Moli’s surprised gaze, a second Richard entered, also wearing a light gray robe, seamlessly taking over the conversation and speaking to Moli: "Actually, letting the tracker go back or cleaning them up doesn’t make much difference. Sending people to kill Xia Zuo’s group, if we do it, we can’t hide it. In the extreme case, even if we didn’t do it, Xia Zuo’s group dying unexpectedly in Shalin would also be blamed on us."

The second Richard, while talking, walked to the cabinet in the laboratory, took out a Glass Bottle containing red liquid, and handed it to the wall beside him.

The wall surface rippled like a water surface, another Richard, the third Richard, disregarded physical obstacles and floated into the laboratory like a Ghost, casually taking the Glass Bottle.

The second Richard continued to busy himself at the cabinet, arranging various Potion Bottles inside, while the newly appeared third Richard took the Glass Bottle, went to the experiment table, and poured its contents into a beaker.

The third Richard, while pouring the liquid, continued speaking to Moli: "Precisely because the actions can’t be hidden, I sent Nora Wizard instead of others. Nora Wizard’s strength is decent but not professional in handling sites—no matter whether she melts corpses, weapons, or debris, it can be discovered using Prediction Magic.

In my view, since hiding well doesn’t help, just a superficial attempt is enough. After all, the key to the matter isn’t here, but elsewhere."

Moli looked at the three Richards simultaneously present in the laboratory, unsure of whom to face, pursed her lips, and attempted to stay calm, finally directing her question to a strange box on the shelf beside her: "So what should we do next?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a hand picked up the strange box in her view—the hand of the fifth Richard—to be honest, she hadn’t noticed how this fifth Richard appeared.

The fifth Richard, holding the box, placed a hand on the surface, seemingly passing some verification, and with a "click," the box opened, delivering a walnut-like item to the fourth Richard.

Afterward, the fifth Richard walked to the desk against the wall, staring at a few sheets of calculation paper spread out there, becoming lost in thought.

Moli waited for several seconds without getting a response from Richard and was thinking he might not reply when suddenly, she saw the fifth Richard sway slightly, and a brand new Richard—the sixth Richard—emerged from the body of the fifth Richard. The process appeared like a split, but splitting can only divide physical bodies; Richard even replicated clothing and other items.

The fifth Richard retained his thinking posture, while the sixth Richard calmly looked at Moli and continued, "Regarding future matters, let’s wait. What’s certain is that Shaya’s probes won’t just end so simply this time, so when Sending people to kill Xia Zuo’s group, if we do it, we can’t hide it. In the extreme case, even if we didn’t do it, Xia Zuo’s group dying unexpectedly in Shalin would also be blamed on us.

To be honest, I don’t particularly want to completely fall out with Shaya. Keeping the status quo is best. But as I told you last time, if they’re really pushing to the limit, challenging my bottom line, then let the world start anew isn’t impossible."