Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 858 Forbidden Knowledge (4-in-1)

Several months later, in the city of Katari.

Metal cube, in an apartment.

Grina stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the endless stream of floating cars outside, and took a sip of her homemade drink.

Then, his gaze involuntarily turned to a corner of the room.

The avatar of the great wizard was wearing a helmet, his entire body sunk into a soft chair, relaxed, wandering in the network of "imaginary space".

"It's been several years already, how come it seems like you're completely addicted to the virtual world?"

Grina muttered to herself.

He then shook his head helplessly and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

As a wizard lurking in this level-five civilization, she should have reminded Roy to prioritize his mission and not to stay cooped up in his apartment all day, degenerating into a couch potato.

But then again, for those who live long lives, a few decades is but a fleeting moment, and experiencing different lives is simply a normal part of a long life.

At first, she felt quite guilty, as if she had wasted her time.

But thinking that he could easily complete the high-level mission, and that even if he failed, the Grand Wizard would take responsibility, he simply decided to give up.

Soon after, Grina lay on the living room sofa, humming a tune and eating cookies she had baked herself, enjoying life.

At her feet, a cleaning robot was commanding the trash can to be cleaned, while several Chibi Beasts were chasing and playing with each other.

"Now for an urgent news break."

Suddenly, the holographic television automatically increased its volume, attracting her attention.

"A 35-year-old child was arrested by law enforcement early this morning for illegally building a nuclear fusion reactor at home."

The reactor is reportedly at criticality, nearly triggering a regional energy runaway.
Residents of the following areas, please evacuate immediately…

Grina paused slightly as she was putting a cookie into her mouth.

nuclear reactor?

Although this is considered outdated and antiquated production capacity in a Level 5 civilization, it is not something that just any minor can assemble by hand.

She recalled a similar news story from last week about a girl who used a home 3D printer to create an antimatter container, almost turning it into an antimatter bomb.

What's going on lately? These unusual events are happening far too frequently.

At this moment, in the news footage, the boy who was taken away looked bewildered, as if he didn't even understand how he had done it.

Grinna couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

……

"grown ups."

After waiting for Roy to log off, Grina spoke to him seriously.

"What's the matter with you?"

Roy asked curiously.

"I just checked the news..."

Grina briefly described what she had seen, with a hint of probing.

"Was that something you orchestrated behind the scenes?"

"Some are, some aren't."

Roy knew.

"Ok?"

Grinna was somewhat surprised.

"A Level 5 civilization itself has many geniuses, and I just went with the flow and distributed some of my power."

But who knows if official and other non-governmental organizations are doing similar things?

Roy didn't seem to be faking it.

Actually, what he's thinking about now is how to fully leverage the advantages of the technology field in automation and industrialization to develop something that can rival "Magic Industry".

Perhaps one could design and manufacture an "enchanting production line" or "magic array engraving machine" to compile specific runes or magical effects into seeds of advanced technology for mass production.

For example, using cutting-edge technology to transform abstract mystical concepts into measurable and controllable entities.

"Emotional Harvester", "Psionic Battery", "Soul Transfer Device"...

It will also develop.

He already had things like reactor toys and antimatter bombs, and he wasn't particularly interested in them.

"I see."

After learning the general situation, Grinna became somewhat serious.

"By the way, has there been any progress on the information I asked you to gather?"

At this point, Roy asked in return.

"About the white dwarf warship?"

"Grina said."

"It is indeed on the Moon Guardian Spaceport, but that is a top-secret military matter, and even Stina has no way of finding out."

"Ok."

……

At the same time, on the other side.

Inside the headquarters of the Bureau of Anomalies Investigation.

"Recently, several incidents of knowledge leaks have occurred both inside and outside the city of Katari..."

And then there was the divine revelation from the god of alchemy…

It has also 'corrupted' many researchers..."

Upon hearing the secretary's report, the director of the investigation bureau crossed his hands on the table, his expression grave.

"Could it be that the god of alchemy instructed them to deliberately spread knowledge containing mysterious powers?"

"Preliminary confirmation indicates that some of them are indeed involved, but others may be the result of other forces secretly causing trouble."

Perhaps they wanted to use this opportunity to probe the truth and then profit from it.

As for those level three and level four civilizations within the alliance...

They've always wanted more technology from us, and their espionage activities have been ongoing!

"Oh, those damn guys!"

Upon hearing this, the bureau chief's expression darkened.

Suddenly, an alarm sounded.

The bureau chief quickly received the urgent message from his implanted chip, and his expression suddenly changed drastically.

"It's the evil god 'Genoshi'!"
Damn it, He really did join in the fun!

The evil god he spoke of was not a deity in the usual sense of good or evil, but a twisted spirit from the "Outer Gods" camp that possessed the characteristics of laws.

They are the oldest and most powerful beings in the universe, existing above the laws of the past and reason.

It is also known as "Strange Monster God"!
Since the development of civilization and the acquisition of a vast amount of knowledge, certain taboos have also arisen.

This often comes with the annihilation of other planets and the seizure of the entire heritage of a civilization.

So, following their own linguistic habits, they translated it as Gnossi, which means...

The curse of knowledge!
"In recent years, His activities have become more and more frequent, could it be that...?"

Those previous incidents…

As he got up to rush to the accident scene, the bureau chief suddenly had this inexplicable thought.

However, since it cannot be verified in a short time, we have no choice but to go there first and deal with it later.

The bureau chief arrived at the scene quickly.

At this moment, fully armed investigators, along with various unmanned aerial vehicles and mech warriors, had surrounded a metal building.

Tentacles resembling those of a giant octopus hung from the sky, and eyes appeared out of nowhere, staring wide-eyed.

Those stiff, lifeless eyes, like those of a dead fish, carried a chilling quality.

However, what is truly chilling is not this outward oppression, but the blood-red ribbons that emerge all around, seemingly carrying endless twisting and madness.

They were like worms, twisting and churning in the air, as if searching for something.

******
On the other side, in the apartment.

Roy was enjoying the affectionate cuddle of "Chibimon" and casually dealt with some unread messages.

"Honey……"

Without even glancing at it, I ruthlessly clicked the "X".

However, some things cannot be refused simply because you want to.

He soon discovered that Stina from the Box family had sent him an important message.

"My father wants to see you."

The patriarch of Box now holds a pivotal position in the military and is a powerful figure...

Roy decided to go and meet him.

"He actually came back from the front lines?"

It seems the battle situation on the Osis plane has also changed.

When Grina learned of this, she seemed thoughtful.

"With the major worlds unable to conquer them after a long period of siege, a situation has basically developed where multiple factions are dividing up the orcs, so it's not surprising that they've returned."

If I'm not mistaken, the Box family probably wants to give Navax a chance to go there and form a civilian organization like a mercenary group.

As a high wizard, Roy knew far more inside information than Grina, and he figured the treaty would be signed soon.

When the time comes, the territory will be demarcated, and the area from Wolf World to Fure World, along with several resource planets in the surrounding area, will all fall under the wizard's control.

On the other side, the territories occupied by other wizards will also be connected to form a vast star field.

This involves some competition and replacement within the peripheral world.

After that, Roy went to the Box family's castle, and as expected, it contained the same information.

The head of the Box family didn't particularly like "Navax," after all, he had already heard rumors about the boy's womanizing ways from the front lines and had a rather unpleasant impression of him.

But since the two families share a bloodline connection, they still gave him a chance.

That is, the license to form a mercenary group!

These are the first licenses issued by the Interstellar Alliance over there; ordinary people can't get them.

Roy viewed it as an unexpected gain. With this thing, combined with his control over the Wolf world, he could completely open up the border and profit from both ends!

In this way, many resources and technologies can be exchanged.

Given time, Navax's identity might even be able to turn things around and become a crucial pawn by leveraging his influence in the Osis plane!

……

"How about it? Our Box family has treated you pretty well, hasn't it?"
With this, even if you're penniless, you can conjure up a group of people out of thin air and rebuild your fleet.

Moreover, that's another dimension; the orcs themselves, as well as the resources and knowledge there, are all valuable commodities.

After leaving the Box family's castle, Stina followed, proudly claiming credit.

"It was all thanks to my sister's help in mediating. My sister is so good to me!"

The True God Body smiled brightly, revealing his true nature as a scheming woman.

He ignored them before, but now he's all smiles when given a little something...

This person is such a slut!

Stina couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

She's seen right through this guy.

However, Stina thought about it and realized she wasn't afraid of him doing that.

Anyway, I have money and power, so I can do many things that others can't.

The two chatted and laughed along the way, just like a couple deeply in love.

Grina sat expressionlessly in front, watching the road, when she suddenly realized that the autopilot system was taking a detour.

"The area ahead is now under control..."

What happened? "

The question had barely formed when a gigantic tentacle swept across the sky.

Boom!

Her mind went blank for a moment, as if her brain had been attacked by something, and a lot of chaotic and disordered knowledge flooded in.

"what!"

Grina couldn't help but lower her head and cry out, feeling as if her brain was about to explode.

What she didn't know was that at the controlled site, many human figures were lying on the ground, their brains exploding, turning into brain bombs.

"Damn it, it's an information attack!"

"Genosi is stronger than before!"

"Anyone with a mental energy level below 10, leave immediately! Everyone else, turn the shield power to maximum!"
This area-of-effect attack has a range of at least 100 degrees!

"Quickly, all of you... execute the order!"

The intelligent brain system immediately complied.

Blood shadows loomed all around, and an inexplicable power surged out of the restricted area, spreading to the surroundings.

In an instant, another blood-red phantom streaked across the sky.

"what!"

This time, both Grinna and Stina screamed in agony.

Roy frowned slightly and waved his hand.

"What the hell?"

I think something just touched me, it felt sticky...

My mind is filled with many memories that don't belong to me; it feels a bit like mental pollution.

From a first-person perspective, it appears as if maggots are surging in bloody mud, surrounded by chaotic and disordered information.

That chaotic power, forbidden knowledge, comes from all the chaotic factions within the magical universe...

They are all mixed in with it.

Suddenly, I felt like I was being watched by something.

Roy turned his head and saw a huge, snake-like, blood-red monster surrounded by octopus-like tentacles, looking at him.

"Delicious...delicious!"

Amidst incoherent murmurs, the enormous monster drifted towards him.

His figure exists between illusion and reality. When he moves, he passes through the surrounding buildings. Those who are touched by him almost instantly have their brains explode and suffer a mental breakdown.

"His mental strength is at least 30 or more. What is this thing?"

Although the opponent did not possess the magical power to manipulate the heavens and earth, the strength of their attributes, even in their still state, surpassed the deadly strike of a peak level three expert with all their might.

Back in the world of Eglis, the Pope of the Temple cast a divine spell, unleashing a devastating blow—an attribute value of several thousand degrees multiplied by 30, equivalent to a magical power of over 100,000 degrees.

It's not even half the value of the attribute itself.

Roy did a quick self-assessment and drew a conclusion.

"We cannot clash with Him here!"

He immediately took out something and pressed it.

That matchbox-sized object with a few buttons is a "mental shield," a product of cutting-edge technology.

Roy had previously used his innate abilities, such as "Unexpected Joy," to create many strange and wonderful gadgets.

These things are very inconspicuous, but some of them are close to the power of laws and have the miraculous effect of mobilizing high-level power.

For example, the "mental shield" is one of them.

It can achieve a kind of "black technology" approach that is incomprehensible to common sense, yet can explain some truths in a way that is "amateur science" and "pseudoscience," thus achieving a kind of shielding at the soul level.

A moment later, Roy clearly felt that the pressure coming at him had lessened.

The other party seemed puzzled.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Roy hacked into the intelligent driving system, made a sharp turn, and headed in the other direction.

A moment later, they fled.

******
"Well……

What just happened?

Soon, Grina regained some consciousness, covered her head, and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"I don't know either; I didn't have any way to find out about these things before."

Roy said.

"Are you OK?"

Grina said, "I'm okay, but my head feels all jumbled up, like it's been stuffed with a lot of weird stuff."

Roy said, "That's mental pollution carrying a lot of information. You'll have to deal with it yourself."

If all else fails, I'll concoct a forgetting potion for you later to erase useless, superficial memories.

Then, he manipulated the golden light and began to combine it with a creation he had previously conceived, extracting the symbolic seed and refining it on the spot.

As the god of alchemy, his abilities in every aspect have now reached near perfection, and his accumulated knowledge and skills are truly profound.

Moments later, an object called "Universal Encyclopedia" was created.

This is a void terminal that looks very much like a mobile phone from the previous life. It can continuously receive information transmitted through the prayers and interactions of believers, and obtain all kinds of information in a way similar to the "Book of Alchemy".

With slight modifications, it becomes an encyclopedia.

If you have a question, check the encyclopedia...

It uses this symbolic concept.

Perhaps because Vermenos had some authority in the past, and some researchers have become his followers, he has just completed the compilation of quite a few related entries.

"All-encompassing encyclopedia (Level 1/4)..."

A void terminal capable of connecting to a faith network continuously acquires mystical knowledge and automatically generates an encyclopedia.

The content of the encyclopedia depends on the network connection and the encyclopedia pages formed from the memories of church members, so its quality and authenticity cannot be guaranteed..."

Roy looked at it and sighed with genuine emotion.

"This is probably one of the most useful black technology products I've 'invented' in the nearly two years since I acquired this black technology."

Of course, the terminal itself is just an empty shell; the church organization is the real entity.

This is essentially drawing upon their knowledge and memories; it's an upgraded version of the Stone of Past Memories series.

With the help of the "all-powerful encyclopedia", he quickly learned: "That thing just now seems to be called the evil god Genosi. It is a realm of knowledge, a kind of existence similar to a divine abomination."

While encyclopedic information shouldn't be taken at face value, it at least gave him a direction and helped him break down information barriers.

Suddenly, Roy began to understand what the gods meant by "omniscience and omnipotence".

If it's about limited omniscience and omnipotence within the believer's cognitive scope, it's not that difficult to achieve.

Using this intelligence as a clue, Roy once again used his [Knowledge Container] talent to create a potion that reversed the alchemy principle of the "Memory Stone" to cleanse the contamination.

He named it "Shudana Potion," meaning purification, especially purification specific to the realm of knowledge.

As expected, after taking the potion, Stina woke up.

The mental pollution that had accumulated in her mind was completely absorbed.

After that, the medicine will flow out of the body through various excretions, completely eliminating the mental pollution that has been acquired.

This helps to eliminate toxins.

"What's wrong with me?"

Stina had just woken up and was still a little dazed, speaking with a hint of confusion.

"It's nothing, you just suffered a bit of a mental shock."

Roy didn't dwell on Gnossie's situation, but instead used psychological manipulation to make her ignore what had just happened, and secretly hacked into her various electronic devices, altering the information.

This caused Stina's short-term memory to become confused, making her think that she had just passed by and was unlucky enough to be affected.

However, Roy wouldn't think the same way.

After notifying the Box family to come and pick her up, Roy's expression turned serious: "I feel that monster has noticed me. If we don't take action, it will attack again sooner or later."

Grina exclaimed in shock, "How could this be?"

Roy didn't explain further, but he understood in his heart that a true god-level being was a collection of a large amount of spiritual and soul energy, as well as a collection of information, news, and knowledge.

Genos is a strange type of demon god that possesses the characteristics of pursuing and devouring knowledge, and also uses knowledge as a weapon. It is a special kind of evil god in the realm of knowledge.

Roy tried to find more information about the other party through his followers, and learned that the Saker civilization had been in contact with them for a long time.

This dates back to when they were newly promoted to the fifth level, and they dissected a divine corpse.

Gnossi was the "ghost" born from that decaying corpse.

The "ghost" of God!
"As expected, it is a divine abomination, possessing powerful abilities equivalent to a true god, but its will is chaotic..."

However, even instinct-driven desires will lead Him to constantly seek and destroy...

To be precise, this was not His intention, but rather the fulfillment of His function of disseminating knowledge!

Further research revealed that there once existed a technological world called Erland, which descended into madness and self-destruction.

That was arguably the first of Sack's vassals to be killed.

These materials were not available through public channels, but Roy still managed to obtain them.

"At first, people thought it was just that the scholars conducting certain research were overworked and were experiencing signs of mental illness such as visual and auditory hallucinations."

Unexpectedly, even the physical body began to deform, and the mind gradually deviated from reason, becoming chaotic and disordered.

Within just a few years, a terrible crisis known as the 'knowledge plague' swept across the world, bringing about true destruction.

The establishment of the Bureau of Anomalies can be traced back to the specialized countermeasures of that period.

However, a god-level civilization is a god-level civilization after all; they have ways to combat and limit the harm of this 'knowledge plague'.

They even gained some knowledge from the void.

Its working principle is somewhat similar to the 'all-powerful encyclopedia' I created using 'black technology', only it connects to a deeper and more hidden abyss.

They call what comes from there 'forbidden knowledge,' which is actually the same as the various abilities possessed by the demons of the abyss.

The key to dealing with the Gnosses lies in blocking the spread of forbidden knowledge...

The Bureau of Anomalies has discovered that killing brain cells in designated areas can, to some extent, eliminate contaminated knowledge carriers.

To this end, they established a strict knowledge review system, and invented memory erasure technology, smart brain chips, knowledge boxes, and other technological achievements.

However, these things are not enough for them to transcend the constraints of a Level 5 civilization and find a way forward.

They even paid a considerable price to eliminate the influence of that forbidden knowledge.

******
Roy secretly learned that brute force was meaningless to Gnossi, because it was an existence between illusion and reality, and all physical and elemental attacks were ineffective against it.

Only by striking at the soul can one truly touch it.

The way the Sak people dealt with Him was actually similar to their own "container of knowledge," but they lacked that "container."

The result, naturally, was that everything was left unsaid.

Later, they began to seek more organized and efficient use of knowledge.

They even attacked the plane of Osis in pursuit of magic, and their pursuit of forbidden knowledge faded away.

But Gnossi is not the kind of evil god that can be easily rid of.

He still lingers around the Mior world, occasionally penetrating the barrier of the world's will and unleashing his influence.

This is because even in the normal world, there is rampant madness and chaos, as well as a desire for forbidden knowledge.

Just then, Roy tried to delve into the inner world of his followers again, but unexpectedly discovered that the appearance of this evil god seemed to have a certain regularity.

Throughout the history of the Saqqar civilization, it came into contact with and learned about a large number of false gods, demigods, and even some true gods.

This process is gradual; as the level of civilization itself continues to improve, the level of contact and gains also becomes higher and higher.

Until he himself became the "alchemist god".

But they had never encountered a "Gnossi" before they were promoted to the fifth rank.

It was only after advancing to the fifth level that a true god, a great being standing in the void, existed within the collective consciousness, which gradually led to the visit of "Genoshi".

At first glance, this seems like a coincidence.

However, considering the data on their repeated visits and the resulting disturbances, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion: this is closely related to the spiritual knowledge they have acquired and digested!

The reason why "Genoshi" was summoned again this time was entirely because they had begun to study the "God of Alchemy"!
After confirming this, Roy was somewhat surprised.

He then fell into deep thought.

……

In the blink of an eye, seven years have passed.

Over the years, Navax left Mior and went to the Osis plane to develop.

An organization called the "Navax Mercenary Group" quickly rose to prominence.

Its development trajectory followed exactly as Roy had previously set out: traveling back and forth between the borders of the two powers, trading and exchanging goods.

Roy understands all too well what the Saqq's leadership needs right now.

They need all the products of the magical world, as well as the mineral resources, knowledge, and skills required to manufacture these products themselves.

Therefore, selling them some low-magic technologies that originally belonged to the Osis plane would generate substantial profits.

He can take a cut of the profit under his own name and another under his "Navax" identity, making a double profit.

However, no one would have imagined that "Navax," who was active in the Osis plane, was just a puppet disguised as a Mushroom Demon.

The original true god body remains in the technological plane of Keftley, but has temporarily left Mior to travel to various worlds.

During this period, he even used his church affiliation to visit the planet of the Sionians and discuss business cooperation.

They developed some technologies related to liquid metals and quantum communication.

This is preparation for joining the "black technology" system, and naturally, it also involves contact with their quantum network.

There are not many technological regulations there, especially for citizens of the Sakha civilization...

To everyone's surprise, "Wizard Roy" has become the main villain in this world!

In a popular online game recently released by the Sinesians, the iconic scene of the "Monster Wizard" tearing apart a warship has become a classic cutscene in the campaign!

They actually transformed their Shadow Demon form into a terrifying monster whose true form is a giant tentacle monster!

"Is this ridiculous?"

Roy's face darkened when he saw this.

"So the Great Wizard is this mighty!"

Grinna, however, was quite impressed.

I knew all along that the Great Wizard couldn't be a lazy bum who just stayed home playing games all day, but I never expected his true form to be so powerful!

"But you don't need to be upset. Being able to become the main villain shows that you have quite a bit of charm and status in the eyes of the people of Sion."

"Never mind, that's not the point. The point is that this kind of quantum network doesn't seem to have the ability to store spirit and soul like imaginary space does."

The Sak people were indeed holding back, or rather, the technology possessed by this god-like civilization was something the current Sionians could not match.

The differences may be closely related to the connection between belief systems.

Once I understand these things, I can also use "black technology" to create 'imaginary space', and even go further, use online games and dreams to spread my religion!

Perhaps we could create a beautiful girl alchemy game to spread knowledge of the Philosopher's Stone and other alchemical techniques to infinite dimensions and worlds?

Roy shook his head, secretly noting these things down, preparing to implement them within his own territory.

However, he does not intend to use the same technological route as other technological civilizations to achieve this; instead, he plans to use his own unique "black technology."

According to his understanding, the Saqr civilization has created "meme viruses" and "information bombs" that can spread rapidly along quantum networks.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly powerful Sion civilization; at level four, they are at least capable of putting up a fight.

They were completely powerless against the Saqqas, who were a level above them.

This is determined by the inherent characteristics of technological civilization itself.

The "meme virus" and "information bomb" were foreshadowings planted from the very beginning of the aid efforts.

If you use the same hardware infrastructure to build the information network inside the tower, you may also suffer the consequences.

Fortunately, I am not a Cions, and I have the confidence to resist this attack.

At the same time, intelligence regarding the "meme virus" and the "information bomb" can also be used as a report to the Seven Towers Alliance.

Having been undercover here for so many years, I can't have come up empty-handed; I have to produce some results.

In May, Roy secretly returned to Mior, intending to instruct Fermenos to handle another matter.

Just then, another new high-tech creation, the "message receiver," received the message.

This is a conceptual product. A mysterious spy organization agrees on a certain tool as a "mailbox" to continuously obtain information, similar to the spell "Otherworldly Detection".

Roy himself didn't quite understand the underlying principles, but he inexplicably created it through a combination of "unexpected joy" and "luck," and it worked very well.

This largely made up for his shortcomings in the fields of divination and prophecy.

However, upon closer inspection, the content of the message surprised him somewhat.

"The 'plague of knowledge' is spreading..."

(End of this chapter)