Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 860 Profits from Disaster (4-in-1)

"Star Spirit Mior World Spirit (Level 6)..."

(Contaminated, distorted...)

In the void, Roy turned his head.

With the help of the Eye of Hermes, he clearly saw that the spirituality of an entire world was undergoing a transformation.

Like the doors of a void in the atmosphere bursting open, billions of starlight seemed to suddenly materialize and surge in from all directions.

The scene was as if countless moths had suddenly appeared in a once quiet and dark wilderness, rushing headlong into the campfire.

He felt an insatiable hunger from it.

Those are all sensations originating from outer planes, from spiritual entities.

Even he himself seemed to have an uncontrollable longing arise within him.

These are...

Spiritual beings wandering in the universe?

At the same time, people in the world have completely different feelings.

The sky was torn apart, revealing the starry sky.

The entire sky seemed to have been peeled away, revealing another strange sight underneath.

Countless swirling star clusters appeared, their chaotic light twisting and turning, coloring the entire world.

The city of Katari, which was originally filled with metal buildings, was suddenly shrouded in layers of phantoms, followed by bizarre and surreal scenes.

In some places, volcanic lava flows are everywhere, and flames engulf the area.

In some places, the land is covered in ice and snow, and the cold wind howls.

The giant bird flew through the void and plunged into the building, but then burst out again moments later.

There are also giant spiders with legs that are tens of meters long, spanning multiple blocks, moving seemingly slowly but actually very fast.

There are also all sorts of bizarre and strange monsters on the move.

"What on earth are these?"

Preso stared in disbelief at the view from the rooftop terrace of the church headquarters.

"I don't know, but it must be related to the spirit and soul!"

Fermenos also looked solemn, staring blankly.

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something.

"My God is above!"
I sensed it, God was over there!

"What? Really? I think I noticed it too!"

Preso suddenly looked up.

Perhaps due to the appearance of holes in the atmosphere, or more accurately, the damage to the world's will, the barrier between them and Roy has weakened considerably.

Like a radio signal, it suddenly became clear and specific.

……

"A strange calamity has struck from the heavens, and chaos has spread everywhere!"

Throughout the home planet, a large number of people suffered varying degrees of psychological trauma.

And there is...

The concentration of magic seems to have increased!

"what?"

Soon, the higher-ups at Saxe learned of this and were greatly surprised.

"What is this, a magical resurgence?"

Roy learned about these things indirectly and was also amazed.

Regardless of the official stance of the Saqqara government, he immediately contacted Fermenos and others to learn about the situation at the church.

It turned out that because they possessed the "Holy Scripture" and the "Shudana Potion" prepared in advance, the Alchemy Cult members did not suffer significant losses.

The most serious cases involved some unfortunate believers who happened to fall into the hole and fell into a coma.

This made others see the contrast and difference, which in turn made them more superstitious about the power of the god of alchemy.

Roy temporarily disregarded this unexpected gain, instead becoming extremely interested in the state of the imaginary space.

"Your Excellency, the Saqr people's imaginary space has been hit by a massive data stream, and many devices have been damaged..."

However, many of these things emerged in the form of spiritual entities!
This seems to be some kind of strange phenomenon...

Oh, and those game characters you raised in "Star Wars" have also come out and are clamoring to find the Commander.

"Come back quickly if you're alright, I can't calm them down anymore!"

Grinna reported quickly.

"What's all this mess?"

When Roy first heard this, he was completely baffled.

But soon, after being teleported back to the vicinity of Mior Star, they were surprised to find that, perhaps due to the influx of spiritual energy from the cosmos, the entire world had undergone "magic ascension," and the level of magic power within the region had become exceptionally high.

He had known for a long time that mana was an unconscious spirituality.

And the contaminated spiritual entities, the world's will, the souls within the imaginary space, the data...

These are all primordial magic powers that have been imbued with the characteristics or laws of various planes.

When combined, they created a strange and eerie entity.

For beings of demigod rank and above, materializing their spirit is an instinct as commonplace as eating a meal.

Therefore, a large number of virtual creatures that originally existed in the Saqr people's online world came out vividly and began to wreak havoc in the real material world.

Some of them are good, some are evil, and some are in a state of madness and disorder, killing and destroying indiscriminately, further bringing more misfortune to this world that is already mired in disaster.

Roy rushed back to the ground and met the "war princess" characters that Grina had mentioned.

As expected, they were one after another similar ethereal, semi-transparent entities.

"Lord Commander!"

The hall of the hideout was packed with women who, upon his return, approached him in sweet voices and surrounded him.

Roy's body trembled.

"Good heavens, it really is a fantasy coming to life. The data in the imaginary space has been materialized as a spiritual entity!"

The entire network has mutated; it's impossible to tell whether people have entered the virtual world or the virtual world has entered reality!

Grina, standing nearby, clicked her tongue in amazement: "I've heard that similar forms can appear in some nightmare worlds and other spiritual outer dimensions..."

However, these are already signs of a divine kingdom!

The environment of this world is changing, and it seems to possess some characteristics of a divine realm.

But how is this possible?
Where did their spirituality come from? It couldn't have been from capturing a large number of souls and refining them!

All these years later, she still doesn't know the truth about the imaginary space of this world.

Upon seeing the current scene, he inadvertently revealed the truth in a single sentence.

"Perhaps it really is possible."

Roy pretended to be confused when he knew the truth.

To many people, this is like a ghost story...

These are not real living beings, but merely virtual data. Under the condensation of spirituality, even they themselves have generated some false memories.

They still "remember" everything they experienced in the original world, and still "know" the days they spent accompanying the commander on his campaigns.

Roy hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand.

Dozens of "war maidens" transformed into orbs of light and were all collected.

Under the light of the Eye of Hermes, each one appeared as an amber-colored orb.

"Digital Monsters, Ship Spirits, Star War Maidens (Level 3/4)..."

Digital monsters from the virtual world, manifestations of their spirit and essence in the imaginary space, have been transformed from illusion into reality due to the influence of the god of knowledge…

******
The moment Roy put away these "ship spirits," a strange feeling came from between his brows.

As expected, I gained a new soul recipe.

Digital Monsters: Star Wars Girls (Ship Spirits)
(Gold-grade Soul Recipe)

Spiritual composition ratio:
Bestiality: 10.6832%
Human nature: 14.2719%
Divinity: 75.0449%
Attribute configuration table:

Instinct: Weak
Mood: Weak
Emotion: Medium
Wisdom: Middle
Divinity: Strong

"I understand now. The entire world here has almost been transformed into a divine kingdom, possessing the characteristics of a sacred realm."

The fundamental principle it exhibits is not the embodiment of the spirit, but rather the manifestation of fantasy!

Because the Saqr people's imaginary space possesses an extremely high level of spirituality, it is even filled with a large number of souls captured from lower-level civilizations...

That immediately fulfilled the conditions for creating these anomalies!

Roy watched for a while, then suddenly realized something.

This is actually somewhat similar to the ethereal evil spirits in the Land of No Light.

No matter what we say, what we see before us is merely the surface. The true root lies in the will of the world! It comes from a core similar to a divine kingdom! It originates from the souls of those inferior civilizations!
The Sakha civilization truly built this imaginary space as a divine kingdom, and they had already filled it with a vast amount of resources.

Even virtual characters similar to these Prayer-Bearers have appeared, and the source of magic and various elemental powers have become very easy to mobilize.

……

After that, Roy casually collected some more "digital monsters" that he saw.

He discovered that citizens who already possessed good mental strength had begun to master some basic shaping magic without being taught.

This is a "desire" that originally existed within the civilized society of the Saqqas.

Perhaps some intense desire triggered the switch that changed the world.

At a time when the world's will was severely damaged and unable to control spiritual power, a part of it was realized by a twist of fate.

But it was not fully realized.

This force is not a nationwide awakening, but merely a combination of certain taboo knowledge and benign mutations.

In Roy's eyes, this was practically his own cutting-edge technology...

They also awakened some kind of "dark magic"!
But in reality, these are not true arcane arts, witchcraft, or magic.

It's just a superpower.

It tends to be a spell-like ability that is unintentionally awakened after a mental mutation.

In addition, the pollution is even worse than the benign mutation.

To obtain this power, a deity was sacrificed, a deity that died before it was even born.

The world's will has also been severely damaged.

The losses suffered by Sakor were absolutely devastating.

"But what does this have to do with me?"

I only care about profiting from it, I don't care about the disaster!

He believed that the affairs of the Saqqas were their own responsibility and that he trusted their wisdom.

He immediately issued a divine decree, ordering his followers to collect as many digital monsters and various spiritual substances as possible.

They also quickly took action themselves.

It was only then that he realized he had been far too conservative.

Originally, I was prepared to "take the blame if I couldn't handle it"...

At best, it's just petty theft, making a little quick buck.

Now that the Saqqas have caused such a mess, there's no point in trying to smooth things over.

Just pack it up and take it with you!

He set his sights on a department he had been keeping an eye on for a long time.

According to the descriptions of "Message Receiver" and "Universal Encyclopedia", this department manages the network and possesses assets within the imaginary space.

As expected, monsters ravaged the land, and people died en masse.

This important asset, the servers in the imaginary space, have been exposed.

Roy quickly found the right spot and discovered that it was a spherical metal object, similar to the white dwarf warships he had seen before, only smaller in size, about three meters in diameter.

He looked through the Eye of Hermes, and instantly, a dazzling golden light shone forth.

“Root of the Divine Kingdom - Regnum (Level 5)...”

Based on reality, the quantum network is constructed to have communication and storage functions, and is also an imaginary space entity where the soul can reside...

A supercomputer with divine properties...

Array parameters: 109.51 quadrillion…

"Good heavens, this is a level five item, comparable to a true divine artifact!"

If the imaginary space is a unique, dreamlike prototype of a divine kingdom possessed by the Saqr people, then this server is the foundational pillar built under official guidance.

Its value is no less than that of a large fragment of a god!
Roy couldn't estimate the exact amount in a short time, but it would at least amount to several fragments.

It's important to understand that the hardware specifications of the Level 3 AI "Military Police X-type" that I captured in the past were only equivalent to a 709 quadrillion array...

This is equivalent to more than 1500 times the performance parameters!

And it's not just a simple connection of 1500 Level 3 AI brains!
Its capabilities are unmatched by ten thousand or even one hundred million Level 3 AI systems!
"The Saqr people have a total of 4 similar super servers, plus thousands of civilian servers from commercial companies, which together form the material assets of the entire imaginary space."

It truly lives up to its name; it is indeed the root of the divine kingdom!

Roy figured that the place was already in chaos, and the Sak people probably didn't want these things anymore.

Just place your hand on it.

"Shrinking technique"!
Leave you!

……

This day is Saqr's day of disaster.

But it is also a day of celebration for all parties.

Originally, due to the interdimensional war, there were many spies, secret agents, and envoys from all sides, some openly and some covertly residing here.

Most of them had some understanding and protection against magic, unlike the helpless commoners of Sakir.

Among the refugees from all sides, there are also many lawless individuals.

Many people were killed by the first wave of spiritual pollution.

But those who remained took advantage of the chaos and frantically looted all sorts of supplies.

Because the omnipresent surveillance network has temporarily lost its effectiveness and the law has lost its deterrent power, they all take the opportunity to make a fortune off the disaster.

Many people seized a lot of unclaimed property after the disaster and became rich overnight.

Of course, there are differences among them.

Some of the clever ones stopped and hid as soon as they saw the twinkling stars appearing in the sky.

They've even started reselling what they've acquired.

Those who weren't smart enough, or those who were blinded by greed and took advantage of the chaos, were immediately killed on the spot by the various mecha warriors that descended from the sky.

These armies played a role in restoring order. Furthermore, Roy and his ilk weren't just causing destruction; their alchemical cult members at least helped, saving many citizens.

In just one day, the basic situation was stabilized.

But this does not mean the end; rather, it is only the beginning of turmoil.

The leader, Ignatius, and his senior associates were impeached, and various factions within the organization began to stir.

******
"what?
The Great Cataclysm on Mior Planet!

"The Ascension Incident..."

The news spread quickly, and the Seven Towers Alliance also received a secret message personally drafted by Roy.

This is extremely important intelligence for interdimensional warfare.

Because such a major incident occurred in the Saqqas' stronghold, they can gain a significant advantage in the currently stalled peace talks.

When Ulanakh learned of this, his eyes lit up.

He immediately approached Roy: "Can you find a way to find a high-ranking person you've cultivated to replace someone like Igetis?"

"Does Your Excellency mean to use this natural disaster as an opportunity to seize control of this civilization?"

"Indeed, the internal turmoil in Saqqara presents an opportunity for us..."

Roy thought for a moment and said, "Igetis is not a leader who will step down easily. The mechanism of the Sacr civilization also determines that he will not be easily controlled by us. It would be better to be open about our intentions and cooperate with him."

"Oh?"

Ulanakh was somewhat surprised.

"Fine then. You're the one on the scene who knows the real situation, so we'll go with your opinion."

As a level six archmage, he certainly had that much courage.

The Seven Towers Alliance also accepted this view and decided to do as he said.

However, the specifics of the operation were none of Roy's business. He continued to operate under his own identity, taking advantage of opportunities to collect benefits.

……

Most of the strange and monstrous demon gods are at least level four or five and possess the characteristics of laws.

As a direct descendant of the wizarding civilization, Roy had actually been in contact with them long ago.

For example, one's own hair, which can become ethereal and magical!
However, knowledge gained solely from reading books is inevitably somewhat one-sided.

Only now has he truly experienced and understood the essence of this thing firsthand.

"It turns out that some of these monsters originated from souls that had been corrupted and distorted by spiritual pollution!"

Another day, in the contaminated area.

In the refugee town of the lower city.

Roy's true divine body stepped into a newly built "ghost building" and personally subdued the new monsters that had taken up residence there.

This is a deformed being who has unexpectedly merged with a soul from the imaginary space, and has been corrupted by the spirit and infected with certain laws and characteristics.

Unlike the "digital monsters" we've encountered before, this one has a physical form and is incredibly powerful, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

According to believers, the official fighting force that attempted to subdue him was completely wiped out within minutes.

As a last resort, the surrounding area was sealed off and designated as a restricted area.

"Is this what mutation is?"
It looks somewhat like an abyss monster!

Grina, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but comment.

The other party's appearance had already begun to show signs of organic transformation, looking like a monster called the Abyss Guts Demon, with bulging muscles in its arms and crocodile-like scales growing out of them.

At the same time, their originally human faces became incredibly ugly.

It does not possess ordinary magic or superpowers, but rather laws and characteristics that are at least at the demigod level.

For example, the roar of this one in front of you can render you unable to move, as if you were being attacked by thousands of mental spikes.

Its power cannot be measured by simple degrees. It can only be said that almost all beings below level four, including high-level wizards, are powerless against this ability.

However, compared to beings at the fourth or even fifth level, it is as weak as an ordinary wild beast.

Roy stood in front of it, calmly listened to its roars a few times without reacting, then struck it to death with a wooden staff, and extracted its soul, which turned into a ring similar to a holy relic.

In an instant, divine power was activated, and the spirit materialized.

A treasure has been formed.

"Stiffness Ring (Level 3/4)..."

Quality: 40
Powers: 5000/5000
A rare artifact capable of unleashing a chilling roar that paralyzes the enemy's body.

When using it, if one's mental strength is lower than the injected power, it means that one can directly and forcefully control the user for 5 seconds, ignoring willpower..."

This thing doesn't have many effects, just one thing: "stiffness".

However, in intense battles, especially among warriors, being locked down for 5 seconds almost guarantees certain death.

This is comparable to a 9th-ring spell like "Time Stop".

Therefore, even from Roy's current perspective, it can be considered a rather good treasure.

He even saw the potential to upgrade and transform it into a level four treasure.

It was originally the effect of remnants of laws, and theoretically, it could be used to deal with demigod-level beings.

"what?
"This thing is actually this good?"

Grinna was taken aback, quite surprised as well.

"Otherwise, why do you think the Seven Towers Alliance has been tirelessly pursuing the development of bizarre dimensions in recent years?"
And the direct disciples are all distributing remnants of the demon god, imbuing them with the characteristics of the laws?
Besides using apprentices as guinea pigs, there's also a genuine desire to master these powers and cultivate strong individuals.

"I see."

Grinna suddenly realized.

"Actually, during my apprenticeship, I also had an organ transplanted from a demon god, which enabled me to acquire a witch body..."

He just never seemed to be able to perform to his full potential, so I thought he was just a useless guy.

Roy glanced at her.

"This ring is too good for you. I'll get you a level 2 or 3 one later, but one that's more practical."

This is also a reward for your diligent service to me over the years.

"Oh, thank you so much!"

Grina was overjoyed.

She knew that following the Grand Wizard would be a good thing.

After that, based on the information provided by the Alchemy Cult and the "message receiver," Roy visited several more "strange secret realms."

Essentially, they are all beings that have undergone distortion due to the spiritual impact of the evil god Genosi and the effects of natural disasters, absorbing some characteristics of the power of laws.

Gases that make you cry out in pain when you smell them, comic books that are instantly captivating, balls of yarn that attract small animals, monsters that run out of games (digital monsters), evil robot vacuum cleaners that have developed self-awareness (evil spirits)...

Indeed, the scientific world has begun to irreversibly exhibit some things that are difficult for science to explain.

Roy once again felt the same way he had when he entered the imaginary space, like a mouse falling into a granary.

In just a few days, they efficiently collected over a hundred treasures.

He possesses the Eye of Hermes and has very refined taste, accepting only treasures and refusing to accept trash.

So he quickly kept his promise and sent Grina several nice gifts.

This made Grina start considering whether she should just switch sides and join Roy's team.

However, Roy disregarded the feelings of this second-level wizard and instead became increasingly suspicious during the process.

"Many people and regions have experienced magical chaos and the fusion of laws."

This looks exactly like a manifestation of the abyss!

******
"Abyssification?"

Grinna was slightly taken aback when she heard this.

"When a plane or world begins to 'deafrozen,' it can be understood as being eroded and devoured by the abyss, an outer plane representing 'chaos and evil.'"

From the perspective of "plane studies", the abyss has never been a fixed term; it is the place where all spirits reside, a "lower" existence.

The layers of the abyss are constantly increasing; there was even a theory similar to the irreversible increase of entropy, predicting that all things in the world would eventually return to nothingness and be swallowed by the abyss!

Roy recalled what he knew and looked around.

Now, a little over a month has passed since the cataclysmic event, and the Saqr people have quickly quelled the chaos and temporarily restored order to the capital city of Katari.

But this was achieved at the cost of relocation and military control.

Most of the city, as well as refugee towns outside of civilian residences, have been almost completely abandoned.

The already chaotic landfills and other similar areas have been completely turned into lawless zones.

Therefore, many pollution incidents here have not been dealt with, and black fog can be seen everywhere, like the boundary of a mirage.

Roy had previously been to the Abyss and had some knowledge of its environment.

"However, I always feel that rather than saying this is a huge hole in the void connecting to the abyss..."

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the environment here is gradually changing, turning into an abyss...

However, it doesn't change the entire world or the surrounding galaxies; rather, it's limited to a specific region.

This can only be attributed to the contamination by an evil god.

It also possesses some characteristics of bizarre dimensions and imaginary space.

He tried to describe it, and finally concluded.

"If we consider the entire Mior world as a living thing, then these polluted and transformed areas should be considered its wounds."

Some were bleeding continuously, some had purulent infections…

Grina's expression turned serious: "This is also important intelligence."

Roy said, "Alright, let's go explore other places next. Once the Saqr authorities restore order, there won't be such an easy time of making a quick buck everywhere."

……

As expected, things unfolded as they did.

Sachs' leadership continued to make steady progress in cleaning up the mess left by the previous disaster.

They are indeed capable of doing all of this.

The renowned White Dwarf warships of the Interstellar Alliance were also mobilized in one go, numbering 12.

The entire civilization's foundation consisted of only a hundred or so such warships.

This is just the static total amount of assets. In reality, to traverse multiple star systems, simultaneously conquer different planes and worlds, deter colonies, mobilize troops, and rotate personnel...

The number of such powerful artifacts that can be deployed in battle is always limited.

This is already a very large scale.

When the 12 warships appeared in the sky above Mior World in the form of stars, the spies from all sides sincerely felt the profound power of this god-level civilization.

The warships, like stars, slowly unfolded their formation in the sky.

From a space perspective, their surfaces are covered with flowing silver-white energy patterns, and the space around the ships is slightly distorted by the powerful gravitational field.

"Activate the gravity restraint device!"

As the command was given, the fleet simultaneously released invisible gravitational waves.

Like intricate needlework, the broken cracks in the sky seemed to slowly begin to heal.

The cracks that were constantly oozing scarlet mist began to close under the influence of the gravitational field.

The world's will on Mior seemed to sense this support and began to change.

The gloomy sky that had shrouded the world for so long gradually faded away, replaced by a clear blue sky, like the sky after recovering from a serious illness.

The spiritual radiance, like the aurora borealis, floated ethereally in the sky, slowly flowing and radiating a soft and sacred light.

"Look! The sky is healing!"

On the ground, numerous citizens, refugees from other worlds, and undocumented immigrants looked up, sincerely gazing at this miraculous sight.

Wherever those light bands passed, the polluted air dissipated as if washed away by clean water.

The oppressive atmosphere in the air was rapidly dissipating, replaced by a reassuring tranquility.

Roy was also greatly shocked.

However, as a great wizard who had directly confronted such white dwarf warships, he wouldn't be surprised by these warships themselves.

What shocked him was that this civilization had actually mastered a way to communicate with the world's will and interact with it to some extent.

Then, thinking about imaginary space, it suddenly dawned on me.

That really is part of the "divine kingdom"!

The white dwarf warship continued to release a stable gravitational field, firmly binding the torn space.

Whenever a new crack attempts to form, it is immediately smoothed out by powerful gravitational waves.

In this way, even if the evil god's tentacles wanted to descend back into the material plane, it wouldn't be so easy.

In the sky, the aurora-like energy streams grew brighter and brighter, weaving together into a vast net of light that gently enveloped the entire planet.

This reminded Roy of something else familiar: "The Net of All Souls".

This can only be described as different paths leading to the same destination.

"Report: Global pollution index has decreased by 42.3%, and the healing rate of Void Rifts has reached 88.5%..."

Listening to the data collected from various monitoring stations, everyone in the command center secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Leader Ighitis finally closed his eyes, which he hadn't closed for over a month, and sighed.

This defeat was a major loss to his personal prestige and to the interests of the entire civilization.

Fortunately, things haven't reached the point of no return...

"However, this also means that these 12 white dwarf warships are also being dragged down here."

"Yes, they won't be able to go on expeditions for at least several hundred years."

"At least 10 warships need to be deployed around the star system, otherwise, whether the threat comes from another dimension or from within our Keftley dimension..."

Safety cannot be guaranteed!

Nearby, several senior executives also began to discuss the matter.

Just then, a light screen lit up.

Ighitis seemed to sense something and reopened his eyes.

"The framework for the leader, the ceasefire, and technical assistance has been basically finalized."

The general condition for Achinila is to obtain the root of our divine kingdom and data on the imaginary space...

Vizel then demanded information on the white dwarf warship and the spacetime potential energy engine…

"They're all a bunch of opportunistic robbers!"

Ignatius snorted, but he wasn't particularly surprised by these outrageous demands.

This time, it was he who took the initiative to ask these enemies who were fighting each other in the Osis plane for help.

Their own civilization had to clean up its mess and also needed the help of these magical civilizations, so they had to swallow their pride and bear many things.

However, from a technical standpoint, it's impossible to agree so easily.

(End of this chapter)