Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

But it's too late to curse now, the Dragon Emperor is already riding the tiger.

The confrontation between the two has already begun, and whoever retreats now concedes defeat. As a giant dragon, the Dragon Emperor could never concede defeat voluntarily.

Especially since this is in his Dragon Nest, in front of his student.

Boom!

Once again, ripples appeared in the air.

The pressure from both sides grew increasingly strong. Richard's body, driven by his bloodline, became taller and taller, as if a mountain continuously rising. The Dragon Emperor's eyes, also driven by his bloodline, became increasingly bright, almost like sixteen small suns.

"Wooo—"

Suddenly, a low wail broke the silence of the reception room.

It was Cole's lament.

Under the pressure confrontation between the two, both Cole and Keto, the two giant dragons, were already overwhelmed.

In an instant, the pressure from both sides vanished like smoke.

"Haha, the bloodline of giant dragons is truly formidable." Richard smiled, his figure slowly shrinking back to normal state.

The Dragon Emperor also gave a smile that didn't reach his eyes, "Your wizard bloodline is also extraordinarily exceptional."

Although this pressure duel hadn't concluded, it was clear to any observer that the result was undoubtedly in Richard's favor.

The Dragon Emperor's Dragon Power, under Richard's pressure, could only maintain within a space less than two meters from him, unable to advance further.

"Please take a seat, Miracle Wizard."

The Dragon Emperor's tail lightly tapped the ground, and two Golden Thrones gently rose from the floor.

The golden patterns on the thrones were sparse, and in terms of quantity, they were far fewer than the tree pattern diagrams on the room's walls.

However, just as a wizard's magic model isn't better the more complex it is, the tree pattern diagrams of Giant Dragon Alchemy aren't better the denser they are.

Things must be just right.

Though the tree pattern diagrams on the throne were sparse, in terms of delicacy, they far exceeded the ones on the wall.

This is the difference between a master and a skilled worker.

Richard scrutinized the thrones, a trace of amazement flickered in his eyes.

"Your Giant Dragon Alchemy is really exquisite, without comparison one might not notice, but with it, these tree pattern diagrams on the wall seem a bit bloated."

Upon hearing this, the Dragon Emperor showed no sign of pride; instead, he let out a sigh.

"The tree pattern diagrams on this Dragon Nest were all made by that useless student of mine. This dragon, although diligent, does indeed lack a bit in talent.

After following me for so many years, his highest level is only this."

"Ah, you're mistaken again." Richard shook his head and said, "Although these tree pattern diagrams are somewhat bloated, one can still see the creator's thought process.

Your student's design concept is quite good, only lacking the computational power at the dominator level, which is why he can't make choices, wasting this trunk."

While speaking, Richard walked to the wall, vast magic power accompanied by energy cycles flowed along Richard's arm into the tower.

The next moment, the tree pattern diagrams on the tower began to wiggle as if they had life.

At this moment, Cole and Keto had already gotten up from the ground. Upon seeing this scene, they couldn't help but blink their eyes.

"Am I seeing things? Cole?"

"You also saw the tree pattern diagrams on the wall move?"

"Then it's not a mistake, how is this possible... ah!"

Before Cole could finish his sentence, he and Keto's heads were suddenly knocked by a dragon.

They turned their heads and saw their teacher with seven serious-looking heads watching the wall, while the remaining head looked at them, eyes full of disappointment at their inadequacy.

"You two idiots, if you can't understand, don't speak nonsense, really tarnishing my reputation."

The Dragon Emperor's voice echoed in their ears.

"This is clearly the most basic tree pattern diagram repair, just exaggerated a bit, and you can't see it?"

Tree pattern diagram repair?

Cole and Keto looked at the changing gold patterns on the wall, their eyes involuntarily twitching.

This could be tree pattern diagram repair?

If this was tree pattern diagram repair, then what had they learned?

Why was it that their tree pattern diagram repair could at most fix the edges of the tree pattern diagrams, and they couldn't even fix a little more?

Yet Richard could directly alter the style of the tree pattern diagrams.

Seeing his students still full of confusion, the Dragon Emperor sighed again in his heart.

However, this time he didn't complain.

Richard's handiwork was simply too grand, to the extent even someone like him, a grandmaster, couldn't discern what Richard was doing.

Though the tree pattern diagrams of this tower were pieced together, they were essentially one tree pattern diagram. What Richard was doing now was altering the structure of the entire tree pattern diagram at once.

"However, why do I always feel his technique is a bit unfamiliar?" The Dragon Emperor looked at the changing tree pattern diagrams, thinking with some confusion.

Logically speaking, those who dared to play like this were all grandmasters of Giant Dragon Alchemy, and basic skills like this should nearly be an instinctive response, it shouldn't be unfamiliar.

"Could it be the special techniques of the Wizard Civilization?"

Under Richard's repairs, the overgrown branches of the tree pattern were gradually pruned.

It was like a piece of unpolished jade, with the stone skin being slowly peeled away, revealing the perfect state envisioned by its designer.

Before long, Richard removed his hand, slightly sighing as he said, "Alas, it's true that I'm out of practice. These skills really need regular exercise."

Out of practice?

Cole and Keto's expressions almost faltered upon hearing this.

If you're out of practice, then what are they? Alchemy apprentices?

The Dragon Emperor ignored Richard's lament, with sixteen eyes across his eight heads scanning the room's walls like microscopes.

After Richard's pruning, the tree pattern in the tower became much sparser, but the main branches remained as they were before.

By removing these unnecessary branches, the energy loss of the tree pattern was instantly reduced by more than half, while its effect nearly doubled.

"Remarkable, truly remarkable," the Dragon Emperor murmured in admiration.

"Even I, as a teacher, couldn't see that this young man was actually held back by his limited computational power.

And you saw through it in just a moment.

Your alchemical skills must surpass mine."

"You're too kind," Richard waved it off, "I'm just an apprentice in Giant Dragon Alchemy. In terms of skill, I fear I may not be better than these two."

He said this as he gestured to Cole and Keto beside him.

"I can modify it only because my computational power far exceeds your student's, and my understanding of the rules is far more advanced."

Richard's previous admission of not having studied Giant Dragon Alchemy for years was not a lie at all.

He could achieve all this only because, after studying the Ghost Craftsmen's Ghost Forging Technique, his understanding of the rules had made a qualitative leap.

The essence of Giant Dragon Alchemy is also a tool that utilizes rules; as long as you understand the rules, using computational power to derive the tool is not a complicated matter.

The Dragon Emperor gathered his heads together, and Richard's explanation sounded reasonable and perfectly explained why he felt Richard's techniques were rusty.

However, if this explanation was true, then another fact was evident—that Richard's understanding of the rules exceeded his own.

In other words, Richard, a wizard clearly on a path of physique evolution, had greater knowledge accumulation than he did.

This result was truly difficult for the Dragon Emperor to accept.

Richard returned to the throne, gazing at the Dragon Emperor with equanimity, like an immense mountain, immovable by any external force.

In the face of this gaze, the cautious Dragon Emperor seemed more like a supplicant guest.

After the competition of strength and knowledge, the Dragon Emperor's disdain and arrogance had completely vanished.

Only solemnity and caution remained.

Though dragons are arrogant, they are not fools.

After a moment of silence, Richard slowly spoke, "Earlier, you mentioned that I came from the Source World, so you must know the location of our civilization."

The Dragon Emperor nodded slightly, "Indeed."

Richard continued, "Then I don't need to explain further. I assume the Spirit Desert Civilization has already realized that they are completely blocked by the Civilization Devourer."

"Civilization Devourer? You mean the Furnace Man Army?"

"Yes," Richard nodded, "I didn't expect the Spirit Desert Civilization to recognize them as the Furnace Man Army."

The Dragon Emperor shook his head, "An accident a million years ago annihilated all our memories about the Supreme One. After becoming a Dominator, I discovered the gaps in our inherited memories, so I started searching.

Unfortunately, aside from the name of the Supreme One, I found nothing. Instead, I found a lot of information about the Furnace Man.

You should know the Supreme One, right?"

"I do," Richard nodded slightly.

"So, have you come this time to join forces with us against this Civilization Devourer you mentioned?" the Dragon Emperor continued.

"Yes and no."

The Dragon Emperor's eyes were puzzled, what did "yes and no" mean?

Richard sighed and explained, "I did come this time to unite with the Spirit Desert Civilization. But to defeat the Civilization Devourer… I must say, in the short term, the hope is very slim."

To kill the Civilization Devourer, one must purify every world it has devoured and destroy every one of its minions.

This is far from a simple task.

Moreover, from the time the Civilization Devourer invaded the Star Realm until now, its true form has never appeared, only its minions have been active.

No one knows how strong the Civilization Devourer's true form is.

It is known that there are different levels even among the Breaking Limit Sovereigns, and above the Breaking Limit Sovereign is the Civilization Leader level, which can rival several Breaking Limit Sovereigns.

All of this is why the Wizard Alliance does not dare to launch a massive offensive.

Facing a presence that destroyed a Predecessor Civilization Alliance, the Wizard Alliance must act with utmost caution.

"The hope is very slim?"

The Dragon Emperor's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, as a Dominator who had lived for who knows how many years, he almost instantly understood Richard's implicit meaning.

"Then your intention to form an alliance is..."

Richard nodded slightly, "We're planning to engage in technical exchanges with the Spirit Desert Civilization, so that the Spirit Desert Civilization can delay as much as possible and deplete the Civilization Devourer's power.

But beyond that, we can only help the Spirit Desert Civilization hold back the Dominators of the Civilization Devourer, preventing more of their minions from entering the Spirit Desert Civilization's battlefield."