Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 140 - 40: New Mission

Chapter 140: Chapter 40: New Mission

“Academic seminar?”

The two newcomers were momentarily stunned, then they turned to look at Jolod.

“Academic seminar… is it what I think it is?” Anna asked uncertainly.

“Yes and no,” Jolod answered lightly.

“All of you are my students, and your skills are not better than mine. This academic seminar is basically like a lecture, but the only difference is that you can express your own opinions, and you will not be thrown out of the classroom like you were as apprentices.”

Upon hearing Jolod’s words, the two were instantly reassured.

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“Lectures are good,” Chax said casually, “I’ve also been researching the Spider Knights, so this is a perfect opportunity to benefit from our junior brother and listen to your thoughts, teacher.”

But Anna raised a doubt.

“Teacher, I study Alchemy Machines, and the discussion on Synthetic Beasts doesn’t seem useful to me.”

“Hey, sister, what are you talking about?” Richard moved next to Anna. “We are all wizards, and time is not as tight as during our apprenticeship. Learning more things will mean more ways to handle future problems.

Take this war, for example, those retrieved Spider Knight corpses were all incomplete, but if they had systematically studied anatomy and Synthetic Beast technology, they would have discovered a fatal weakness at the Spider Knight’s waist. Understanding this weakness could easily lead to capturing a Spider Knight alive.”

Anna was slightly stunned; Richard’s words indeed made sense.

“Moreover, since we are all students of the same teacher, learning more could be useful when it’s time to take on apprentices ourselves in the future. You never know, we might make something great out of it,” Richard spoke vibrantly.

“…Fine, but I really won’t be much help.”

Seeing the two agree, Jolod waved his hand and brought the three to his room.

Opening the Imaging Crystal Ball, the detailed anatomical diagram of the Spider Knight appeared in the air again.

“I have been studying this Spider Knight for some days, and during this time, I also discovered quite a few interesting things,” Jolod pointed to the nerve center at the waist of the Spider Knight.

“This nerve center is one of the vital points of the Spider Knight; damaging it can paralyze its lower body and cause muscle paralysis. Anna, you might want to note this down.”

Anna nodded upon hearing this and took out a notebook from her Magic Pocket to make notes.

“Besides, this nerve center itself is also a node in the energy cycle; it, and…” Jolod pointed to a tumor below the nerve center, “they are responsible for transforming the energy from the lower half of the Spider body into the upper half, allowing the Black Crystal Insects to utilize it.”

Chax nodded upon hearing this and then raised his hand to speak:

“Teacher, how much have you studied this transformation? I have researched that tumor…” Chax paused instinctively, as the instincts of a wizard stopped him from revealing his own research information.

“Go ahead, Chax, we’re all friends here,” Jolod nodded slightly at Chax, encouraging him to continue.

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An academic seminar isn’t a dictatorship.

“Alright, I’ll continue.” Chax seemed to make up his mind, “This tumor itself also has a weak energy cycle inside it, the structure of this cycle resembles a Type Three Life-Death Energy Transformation, but due to limited time, I haven’t figured out much yet, this is the energy cycle diagram I came up with.”

Saying so, Chax took out an Imaging Crystal Ball from his pocket and released a very abstract energy cycle diagram.

“It does resemble a Type Three Life-Death Energy Transformation,” Anna suddenly interjected, “There’s something wrong with your diagram.”

Anna pointed at a few energy nodes on the cycle diagram.

“These two nodes you must have gotten wrong, if the energy cycle was according to this diagram, the Black Crystal Insect’s tumor would have burst long ago, it’s probably like this…”

Saying so, Anna traced a few new energy pathways with her finger.

Watching the students passionately discuss, Jolod, who should have been the main character, was a bit bewildered, but soon he smiled contentedly.

Watching his students display their talents, how could he, as their teacher, not be proud?

Soon, he joined the discussion as well.

“Anna, that’s not right, biology and Alchemy Machines are different, some energy cycles in organisms undergo some changes…”

…

The academic seminar was very successful, it was a perfect endeavor.

In this meeting, Richard for the first time realized that seemingly unrelated disciplines could be interconnected, and what was a longstanding problem in one discipline might be easily solvable by an amateur in another.

During this seminar, Richard learned quite a lot, and there were some advancements in his techniques for neural connections in Black Crystal Insects.

And amongst these, Richard also solved a long-troubling question.

Why was he able to extract techniques from the Mother Worm Guard’s Blade Arms.

The answer was simple because the Blade Arms of the Mother Worm Guard were no longer considered a part of the body but more like an external tool,

much like a prosthetic limb.

Not a very auspicious comparison, but if Anna’s mechanical arm broke, Richard might also be able to extract some skills from it.

This answer was disappointing to Richard, but it also fit with his previous findings.

Furthermore, on this basis, Richard slightly perceived a hint about the refining standards of the Miracle Furnace.

The extraction of certain skills might relate to difficulty and time.

According to Jolod, the older the Mother Worm Guardians, the brighter their golden hue. The one Richard encountered indeed had a very bright gold hue.

A skill might need to be used repeatedly on a tool over years for the Furnace to extract it from the ‘traces of use’.

The more complex the skill, the harder it is to leave traces.

The Duke Heisen, who was merely a mortal, had left shallow sword techniques that took decades to leave traces, while these Mother Worm Guards might have lived for centuries, using skills involving energy cycles and muscle usage, thus taking centuries to leave traces.

However, this was just an immature conjecture, some skills couldn’t be explained by this theory, such as the Magic Engraving he had extracted from the Wizard Robe.

However, any theory is full of holes when it first emerges, and Richard believed that he would definitely understand the principles behind the extraction in the future.

The seminar lasted for nearly ten days, and Wizard didn’t need to eat or drink, so ten days didn’t feel like much to them.

After the seminar ended, everyone left satisfied, even Anna gained a lot.

As they were leaving, Jolod patted Richard on the shoulder and said,

“Richard, that’s a good idea; perhaps we can hold such events more often in the future.”

“As long as you think it’s good.”

Undoubtedly, this was a good start.

…

Upon returning from Jolod’s, Richard began to apply the theories.

In the seminar, Jolod shared a muscle structure diagram of the Mother Worm Guards as well as an energy circulation diagram. With these two charts, Richard’s extraction skills from the Mother Worm Guards could be put to use.

The most powerful aspect of a Wizard was to absorb the strengths of an enemy to enhance themselves.

After some adaptation, Richard began the practical operation.

The muscle structure began to deform due to Flesh Control, and Magic Power under the control of spiritual power simulated the energy circulation of the Mother Worm Guards.

When both conditions were met, Richard found he couldn’t control his arms and suddenly swung forward.

Boom!

A sonic boom sounded.

Richard looked at his dislocated arm and scratched his head.

This technique, when used on humans, was somewhat akin to a whip-hand, with a power of about four hundred energy levels.

Much weaker than the original version.

But this was normal since Richard’s muscles were not the Mother Worm Guards’ muscles, and the energy was more peaceful Magic Power.

To have this level of power was already quite impressive.

However, for Richard now, this power obviously wasn’t sufficient.

Yet, power was only one aspect; the knowledge and inspiration Richard gained from this were even more valuable.

He could use the knowledge combined with inspiration to make the Black Crystal Insect technique even more suitable for Wizards.

Learning from the enemy, adapting to oneself.

This was how Wizards gradually became stronger.

…

The days of rest soon passed.

After receiving the mission tools, Richard found Ali and Lawrence in the residential area.

“Enter Insect Nest No. 12, awaiting the opportunity to sabotage or gather intelligence, depending on the importance of the information; headquarters will give rewards.”

Richard revealed his mission details and then looked at the others; they both nodded.

“Mine is the same.”

“Mine as well.”

Richard raised his eyebrows. “All for Insect Nest No. 12?”

Ali coughed a bit awkwardly.

“I talked to the teacher to change the location a bit; since we’re all infiltrating Insect Nests, it might be helpful if we all enter one together.”

The task of infiltrating an Insect Nest cannot be carried out by a team as the range of the Insect Nest is quite large; having several Black Wizards together not only makes a larger target but also reduces the efficiency of the mission.

However, if several Wizards are familiar with each other, they can carry out tasks in several adjacent areas, so they can support each other if a problem arises.

“That would be great, Ali,” Richard said, somewhat surprised. “Look for those low-risk, high-reward missions, and I’ll count on you for my future missions.”

Ali glanced at him, “There’s no such good thing. We haven’t even reached the middle of the war yet, none of the tasks are low in danger.

At the end of the war, such tasks will appear, but they are prioritized as rewards for Wizards who perform well during the war. It would be good enough if we could get tasks with low danger and low reward.

The headquarters isn’t run only by the teacher.”

Listening to this, Lawrence internally sighed, feeling fortunate to have such connections up to the headquarters.

After discussing the mission, they began heading towards the mission site.

The Insect Nest No. 12 they were infiltrating wasn’t the main attack direction of the White Wizard Army, so the defenses inside the nest were relatively weaker.

After all, the main force certainly needs to gather towards the main attack direction to prevent the White Wizard Army from punching through their defense line and losing an Insect Country.

Despite the Black Mirror Worm’s deep strategic depth, this wasn’t the method to handle it.

What Richard and his team needed to do was to disturb the internal order of the Insect Nest as much as possible.

As for gathering intelligence… it was a slim hope for these One Ring Black Wizards.

…

Under the eternal night, countless black-robed Wizards gathered at the front line, staring at the towering mountainous Insect Nest, ready to enter it.