Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 864 The Carrier of Laws (4-in-1)

"I've only just successfully established my divine kingdom, how come everything I say comes true!"

Roy was somewhat surprised to hear the news.

But when the organization calls, they respond positively.

After all, this organization had indeed helped coordinate resources for building God's Kingdom and provided believers as an important foundation.

It wouldn't be right not to go to the party.

With a thought, the True God Body projected a phantom image and entered the mysterious hall.

At this time, there were already about ten true gods projected inside.

Most of them were "idle gods" I had seen before, but there were also a few unfamiliar faces, one of whom was none other than Kamulus, the god of war.

"You're Roy?"

Kamurus, the god of war, showed a hint of interest, clearly having already heard of Roy.

"You've come at the right time. There's something I'll need your cooperation with later."

He is a sixth-level high god. Although he does not specialize in the orthodox path of the wizarding world, in terms of seniority and combat ability, he is probably even stronger than the previous sixth-level great wizard Ulanah. He can be considered the strongest person Roy has ever seen.

The combat power of those who ascend to godhood is largely determined by their godhood level and domain.

As the god of war, He must control the laws and powers of one or more domains of war, and He cannot be too weak.

After a while, several more projections of deities appeared.

Kamurus looked around, turned his chair around, and said to the gods, "Now, please let the god of travel, Itl, give a brief introduction to the situation there."

The god of travel, Itl, appears as a blond-haired boy dressed in the travel gear common to adventurers, with sunglasses on his head, looking travel-worn.

Upon hearing the words of Kamurus, the god of war, he stood up and waved his hand.

Suddenly, a huge 3D projection appeared in front of everyone.

"This is a bizarre dimension. I've looked up the information and found that they named it the Captoprone World!"

The world of Captoprón?

Everyone was puzzled, but no one said anything.

"This name translates to 'mirror image'!"
The exact source is unknown, but I speculate that it may be related to a world-ending crisis.

Itter recounted this to the crowd.

"More than a thousand years ago, this world was a place that was close to a normal world."

But one day, planes overlapped, and all sorts of strange creatures with the power of laws invaded that place, dragging all living beings into an enormous magic mirror.

That thing was indeed extraordinary. Even I was almost trapped in it at first, and it was only through divine power that I was able to suppress it at the depths of the laws and escape.

After giving a brief introduction, He began to describe the specific circumstances of the world of Captoprone.

"It is a world with two layers, an inner and an outer layer, possessing both material and spiritual attributes."

Specifically, they were captured by a super magic mirror that covered the entire globe, and the world's will was suppressed.

Any intelligent being that appears in that world will have a mirror-like spiritual entity replicated within it.

Because it was born from the power of the laws of the strange creatures, its level is extremely high, and its upper limit can even reach 100% of the main body's strength.

Of course, that applies to beings below the demigod level.

If one reaches the demigod level and possesses divine or legal power to resist, one can be exempted to a certain extent.

In other words, only the non-divine and non-lawful power is copied.

If we can successfully conquer that world, perhaps we can use it as a base to replicate various subordinates...

From now on, whether it's supplying troops to the alliance or carrying out various campaigns within the organization, everything will be much more convenient!

"That sounds pretty good. High-level monsters wield the power of laws, and in terms of rank, they're actually not much different from those evil gods..."

"The ability to mirror copy..."

"It might actually be very valuable!"

The gods heard this and began to discuss it.

The travel god Itl continued, "Besides that, all the other monsters, whether small or large, whose rank is slightly lower, are also aggregates of the remnants of demon gods."

Capturing those strange creatures and using them to forge rare treasures or divine artifacts would surely yield an immense fortune!

At this point, the gods involuntarily turned to look at Roy.

"It just so happens that our organization has recently gained a new Alchemy God. If Lord Roy can handle these matters, our plans will be able to proceed smoothly!"

"I see."

After hearing what the god of travel, Itl, had to say, Roy understood what the god of war, Kamurus, meant.

"If the organization needs my help, I will certainly do my duty without hesitation."

However, I haven't had much contact with supernatural beings; so far, my experience has been limited to some simple applications of the witch-like body within myself.

He wasn't being modest; he was just reminding people of the difficulty.

The gods all expressed their understanding: "Things like the remnants of demon gods are indeed not easy to deal with."

"They are often associated with the bizarre, the strange, and the like..."

"If we say that the abominations of the gods are the fetuses or corpses of the demon gods, then many strange creatures, or the sources of similar powers, can actually be considered as the 'corpses' of those powerful demon gods!"

This group actually includes some high-level beings. Those at level four or five are manageable, but those at level six and above are indeed quite difficult to deal with.

Even the god of war, Kamulus, said, "Don't worry, just do your best."

There's no way to force someone to do this. Our organization doesn't have any special requirements; we just hope everyone will do their best.

And you won't be shortchanged on your compensation.

Hearing this, Roy felt relieved.

In fact, he was confident that he could handle a level above six, which was far higher than the expectations of the gods in this organization.

However, rather than saying he was confident in dealing with something of a higher level, it would be more accurate to say that the Eye of Hermes was his true reliance.

This kind of primal talent, combined with one's own soul rank, can reach a considerable level.

If you can see through something, you should have a way to deal with it.

And what you can't see through, you should resolutely avoid.

They shouldn't suffer any harm.

That's enough to make choices.

"and many more!"

Just then, Poeta, the god of harvest and festivals, suddenly remembered something.

"Didn't you say before that it was a world with many native gods?"
What about the gods?

The god of travel, Itl, said, "Don't rush, I haven't finished yet."

That world did indeed have indigenous deities.

However, their birth is somewhat different from that of other worlds...

This might be related to those alien monsters and demons. That place was originally a relatively low-level world, and shouldn't have had any god-like beings, not even demigods!

******
"Oh, such a thing actually exists?"

The gods of the witch realm were indeed intrigued upon hearing this, for it meant that those strange and powerful demons were capable of enabling mortals to become gods!
This instantly upgrades a low-magic world of level zero or one to a higher level!

After the meeting, Kamulus, the god of war, called Roy to a halt.

"Actually, I have already captured one of the native gods."

"Oh?"

Roy was somewhat surprised, but didn't think much of it.

Kamurus, the god of war, is a level six high god, whose strength easily crushes the enemy camp.

To his surprise, the other party had already made a move so quickly.

Also, instead of bringing it up earlier, they called me over privately.

As if seeing through Roy's doubts, the God of War, Kamurus, explained: "You heard it just now, their gods are somewhat different from those of the past. What I captured is a demigod-level 'Transcendent'!"
Because it involves some remnants of demons and strange laws, I would like to ask you, the alchemist god who is skilled in studying artifacts, to study it together.

If the organization can't absorb it internally, sending it to places like the Black Soil Country would be more troublesome.

Of course, besides the Black Soil Kingdom, you can also choose to hand over the Witch Tower.

But if that happens…

Roy understood; every additional procedure meant an additional cut.

"Okay, I will do my best."

However, after asking about the time and place of the intensive research, he asked with some doubt, "Why do they call themselves transcendents?"
Although the names used by different indigenous groups for their deities vary, they mostly lean towards terms like ruler or creator.

Kamurus explained, “Those you’re talking about are all innate deities, created by the will of the world. Indigenous beings easily believe that those deities created the world and created them.”

Titles like "ruler" are also because some deities were promoted from the kings of earthly beings, and some even continued to use titles like "Your Majesty" or "Your Majesty."

However, those who transcend often refer to people struggling to survive in a bizarre world.

Their ascension to godhood signifies reaching a transcendent state that all beings dream of, meaning they are able to break free from the cage and escape from there.

Their divinity and power were also corrupted by something sinister, like the abyssal magic that had eroded the entire world.

However, it is precisely this uniqueness that makes it valuable for our research.

"I see."

Roy roughly understood.

……

More than half a month later.

A void, a mysterious palace.

Roy's projection descends.

What appeared before us was an ancient hall built with huge stones.

Several sorcerer deities, including Kamulus, the god of war; Mythos, the god of hatred; and Skotos, the god of darkness and terror, were already waiting there.

At that moment, a familiar face appeared before them.

He looked to be around sixty years old, a man with gray hair, but he didn't appear old. He was wearing a simple gray robe.

"The Great Wizard Priss?"

This is Pris, who once reigned in the world of Aster, playing the role of the life demon god in charge of fertility, gardening, and sexuality, as well as the god of reproduction and harvest!
The other person also spotted him and recognized him at a glance.

"Lord Roy!"

Compared to Roy's surprise, his feelings at this moment were much more complicated.

More than 350 years ago, Roy was just a minor first-level wizard who once came to his territory to recuperate.

At that time, the two were worlds apart in status and had almost no interaction.

Therefore, he didn't summon Roy much or develop a deep relationship with him.

To my utter surprise, in just over 350 years, the other party had already advanced to the rank of Grand Wizard, and his true form was now on par with mine.

The incarnation, on the other hand, is even more fortunate, directly seizing the divine status and ascending to godhood!
The two chatted briefly, catching up on old times. At this moment, Roy suddenly remembered that the other party had once been in contact with the evil god Uyal, so he had some understanding of certain strange creatures.

Low-level monsters are called monster-type demons, while high-level ones are also one of the sources of evil gods, thus merging with the divine abominations and the like that that emerge from the Demon God Battlefield.

In general, it's similar to how different sections of a river have different names, but they all essentially belong to the same water system and the same vein.

"There aren't many people gathered this time, so let's not wait any longer and see what happens first."

Let me clarify beforehand, I didn't claim the divine title for myself; it's just that the native gods of that world seemed to be born without it, which is very strange!

At this moment, Kamurus, the god of war, waved his hand, and a tall, dark shadow appeared on the table, resembling a small giant but with an eerie, pitch-black appearance.

"This looks a bit like Shadow Fiend."

Roy was secretly surprised, but soon, the Eye of Hermes revealed that the truth was not so.

The energy condensed on this eerie black figure was not the dark, shadowy energy of the shadow type, but another kind of energy.

"Mirror Image: Incarnation of Fear (Level 4)..."

"Because of the strange magic mirror's reflection, the embodiment of fear extracted from intelligent beings is an aggregate of the laws of the realm of fear..."

"This is an aggregate of fearful forces, which, by chance, was controlled by the native humans and formed a demigod-level being."

They called the aggregate of that power a 'demon'...

So this is actually a fear ghost.

But after I destroyed them, their spiritual part disappeared, leaving only this thing.

The god of war, Kamurus, gave a brief explanation, which indeed confirmed what Roy had seen.

After that, everyone took some samples from this embodiment of fear and began to examine and observe them.

Roy is primarily pursuing the human spirit that Camurus just mentioned.

Although it has been lost, traces of its existence should still be able to be explored.

This not only confirms the origin of the item, but also helps determine whether Kamurus intentionally concealed or omitted it.

……

"That's the basic situation."

The creatures of that world could actually come into direct contact with the remnants of a demon god while still mortal, and even utilize and control the power of its laws!

About two weeks later, the gods who remained there summarized their research results and came to an astonishing conclusion.

"Direct contact with the remnants of a demon god?"

"The products used by the apprentices have all been processed by us. This requires the addition of a large amount of inhibitory agents and the corresponding power of laws to slow down the release..."

The people in that world are fearless and extraordinary!

"Yes, the power of laws is at least level five, which means that if we can master that system, even level zero beings could pose a threat to us!"

The gods were genuinely amazed.

"If we could decipher the underlying mechanisms, perhaps it would be possible to help the apprentices in the tower master these skills?"

At this point, another deity made a mention of it.

******
"The strange resources of the Tower Apprentices were leaked out in this way?"

Roy was secretly surprised when he heard this.

My own experience seems to have become a kind of closed loop here once again.

He quietly inquired of the High Wizard Pris beside him, after all, he was also concerned about his reputation, and the High Wizard Pris had once been his "superior," so it was no harm to ask for advice.

"You don't know this?"

Priss suddenly realized.

"I'm still young, I don't have time to understand many things." "This did indeed come from the 'Mysterious Hall'..."

After His Excellency Mestrium, the Lord of Mysteries, oversaw the establishment of this temple, he improved upon some past practices and proposed that the Seven Towers Alliance expand the project.

It turns out that this involves a high-level initiative called the "Enhanced Apprenticeship" program.

They may be trying to artificially create beings similar to mortals in the world of Captoprone.

Even a mere mortal can use some of the power of the laws to pose a threat to the strong!

Of course, whether that's a blessing or a curse is hard to say.

Roy made a simple inquiry and, sure enough, confirmed this guess with Price.

However, Pris then added, "Your Excellency can rest assured that what is distributed to local apprentices is all of high security."

Even if it contains unknown laws, it can still be suppressed quite well.

In contrast, the 'rewards' given to non-direct disciples are things with lower growth potential but also greater risks.

Are you asking this because you're worried about potential problems with the body modification you underwent previously?
His Excellency Mostrium had already considered these possibilities; otherwise, even if no problems arose for hundreds of years, they would certainly have occurred over thousands or tens of thousands of years…

That would make it difficult to face questions from up-and-coming apprentices about their situation.

Roy was relieved to hear this.

That's absolutely right.

The key question is whether the Alliance and these wizards view their direct apprentices as future successors.

If so, then we must take full responsibility.

If not, then I will not take responsibility.

……

After that, Roy and the others each took on a task and began their research.

Unlike the methods used by others, he relied primarily on his own eyes.

Witchcraft experiments inevitably rely on experience.

Or it could be some kind of "accident" similar to those in chemistry.

Many fundamental principles are still unclear, but that doesn't stop us from achieving results.

Anyway, as long as you test it enough times, if you guess right, you guess right.

This is how products like saccharin were invented.

However, Roy and the others were not bold enough to lick all the experimental vessels, nor would they indiscriminately swallow the remains of demon-level monsters.

If someone actually does that, they might end up lying on this stone table themselves in a few years, becoming the subject of study for other members of the organization.

Then another member of the organization, being nosy and talkative, decided to try it out.

He lay down again...

Infinite loop.

That would truly be hell.

The wizards' practice was to find slave creatures or servants and conduct various experiments on them.

"You, eat it!"

Another day, in a secluded dwelling outside a grand hall.

Skotos, the god of darkness and terror, forced one of his slaves to be "experimented" with.

The slave was a humanoid creature captured from a world from a past war, with antlers resembling those of a deer on its head; it was a half-elf race from the jungle.

She obeyed the order with trepidation and ate a lump of dark, muddy substance that she couldn't tell what it was made of.

Then, the slave showed a look of terror, filled with boundless fear.

So Skotos recorded what he observed and what he conceived of a way to use it.

"It could create a 'spirit-binding' ability, trapping the spirit in endless fear..."

Use this as fuel for your emotional engine to create a 'source of fear'!

He didn't care about the mechanism of this law's power.

All he needed to know was that this could put a soul into a specific state, and then some souls could hold on without collapsing and maintain it for a long time...

This is enough to create a power source of level four or higher, which can be used in many places.

At worst, we can explore the patterns and figure out how to increase the success rate and make better use of it.

……

"What a barbaric and foolish method!"

Upon learning this, Roy shook his head helplessly.

However, from beginning to end, the witchcraft system is an accumulation of experience, and the existing theoretical knowledge is only something that clarifies the boundaries of this black box.

What's inside remains unknown.

Even the scientific world I had visited before seemed pretty much the same.

but……

"【The Eye of Hermes】!"

Roy opened his eyes, and in the golden light, he extracted a purer part of the soul from the sample he had been given.

A cloud of smoke was drawn out from it.

"This way, at least we can avoid interference from impurities, and when conducting various targeted experiments, we can avoid the influence of those chaotic impurities!"
The vast majority of experiment failures were caused by the remnants of the demon god; the operating mechanism of the power of fear itself was relatively clear.

It simply plunges intelligent beings into prolonged and persistent extreme fear; nothing more.

Having clarified these points, he packed up the smoky container, thus completing the purification of the power of the laws.

After that, Roy retrieved another document and, combining it with some of his existing knowledge, fully integrated it.

"Based on some research findings I've obtained in the scientific world, both humans and humanoid organisms use neurotransmitters as chemical messengers to regulate growth, development, and metabolism..."

Even the mechanisms that control emotions!
Sometimes, what we perceive as psychological factors are not actually the result of free will, but rather controlled by chemical substances.

For example, high levels of serotonin can bring feelings of security, confidence, and composure.

Therefore, the emotion of 'fear' is essentially caused by low levels of neurotransmitters such as serotonin, low dopamine, and high norepinephrine.

This then influences the mind through some mechanism, thereby directly affecting the soul entity…

This process involves the mystery of the soul's existence independent of the physical body, and there are too many secrets in it.

However, the diagnosis of "low serotonin, low dopamine, and high norepinephrine" is undoubtedly true.

"This could perhaps be called a 'neurochemical cocktail,' used to create various secret remedies..."

The basic formula for Soul Pigment can also be linked to this.

Further research would reveal that 'fear' is the 'fuel' for the emotional engine of fear, or something used to enhance the effectiveness of various fear-based witchcraft spells!

Roy immediately thought of many things.

******
Before we knew it, the new year had arrived.

Kamurus, the god of war, summoned the gods once again to inquire about the results of their research.

It's time to "hand in the homework".

Mysterious hall, front hall.

The small group of sorcerers took turns speaking.

As a result, in just a few months, they had not been able to conduct in-depth and detailed research, nor had they come to any conclusions.

Only Skotos, the god of darkness and terror, managed to produce two or three semi-successful finished souls through a crude and simple trial-and-error method.

These are all demonic souls that have been subjected to immense fear due to the influence of the laws of nature, and are essentially bound spirits.

"Roy, what have you accomplished?"

Kamurus, the god of war, didn't have any particular expectations for this matter, since all the gods present were more senior and experienced than Roy.

Apart from the likes of the great wizard Pris, most of the other gods were of a higher rank than him.

But to everyone's surprise, Roy actually gave a positive answer.

"Based on this, I have developed a formula for a fear potion, a new formula that does not rely on conventional materials."

"Oh?"

Camuris said with a hint of surprise.

"This could perhaps be transformed into a completely new 'Fear' spell model."

As Roy spoke, a wisp of white light appeared at his fingertips, which then drew an intricate rune array in the air and began to rotate slowly.

"Please look, everyone." He demonstrated while explaining, "Traditional fear techniques rely on mental impact, like this..."

The runes suddenly burst forth with a blinding red light, causing all the gods present to feel a slight discomfort.

Although most of them were immune to the impact of this force due to their abilities, they could still recognize that it was indeed a "fear spell".

Roy continued, "But the fear at the soul level is more subtle. It uses the power of laws to adjust the particles of the soul to the most terrifying moment, and then 'infiltrates' them."

This power can penetrate will and ignore resistance; without mastering divine-level power, there is no immunity.

In other words, below level four, all effects are similar to 'true damage'!

I tried to use magic potions to simulate this, directly through the mechanisms of physiological functions, to create an anchor of fear that ignores will and cannot be exempted.

Even without a physical body, one can still be affected by it; it's a fear that belongs to the soul level...

Besides that, there are 'emotional cocktails' or 'soul paint' recipes...

The gods of the witch realm were genuinely astonished upon hearing this.

"I never expected you to get involved so deeply so quickly."

"The principle sounds..."

"Hmm, seems feasible?"

"Tsk, it's actually quite possible!"

"According to the conventions of the sorcerer's world, if such a spell were invented, it would probably be called 'Roy's Fear Spell'!"

"Actually, what's more important than this is dividing and utilizing this divine corpse..."

They can be made into fear totems or other magical entities that can be transplanted or modified.

Just then, the Seven Towers Alliance placed an order with us to produce dozens of similar items. I can provide some materials and give at least half of the profits to everyone here..."

After some discussion, Kamulus, the god of war, brought up another topic.

As she spoke, she looked more at Roy, clearly placing her hopes on him.

You also subcontract?
Roy chuckled to himself, not refusing the request, but inwardly complaining.

"So, it turns out that any future geniuses or young people who rise to prominence and develop some kind of 'ghostly witch body' will all have originated from me!"

"Then who gave me the Demonic Body?"

Thinking about this, he did become a little curious, so he sent a simple message to ask.

"Ghost residue?"
Uh, let me think, that was at least five or six hundred years ago...

It was probably a monster personally captured by Lord Mestrium. I'm not entirely sure of the specifics; I just handled it briefly.

"What, do you want some?"

Kamurus had no idea that Roy was the apprentice who had benefited from the plan; he simply assumed that Roy was interested in the hair-ghosts.

"It's nothing, just asking."

"But do you still have any stock?"

"I do not have."

"Camurus said decisively."

"Those things are useless; they're just tiny carriers of laws."

Roy's expression was somewhat complicated.

They're all useless, and you still gave them to us...

However, just because it is of no use to Him does not mean that it is of no use to low-level wizards.

This kind of thing is like a lottery. Some apprentices draw items that can be used at a lower level, and they can really benefit from them.

The reason I overshadowed it was because I was too strong in other areas.

Otherwise, the ability to summon ghosts and witches could also be a source of reliance.

According to the Eye of Hermes, its name is "Tricks' Darkness," and it is actually a level seven existence!

That comes from the ancient demon god Trix, a law entity belonging to the dark strands of hair, which can transform into a mother body to bear the power of the corresponding domain.

Roy actually became somewhat interested.

"It seems I'll have to find an opportunity to ask that mysterious master later."

However, Roy tried to find out indirectly that the other party was currently unavailable.

He's still busy conquering strange dimensions.

That problem couldn't be solved by simply having more people; several of His incarnations had died, and He was in a state of utter distress.

On the one hand, people dared not disturb Him, and on the other hand, they were afraid of being conscripted and getting into serious trouble...

Therefore, they all tacitly agreed not to contact each other first.

……

In the short span of half a year that followed, Roy successively refined a number of demon god remnants containing the power of laws, and created law carriers.

These things are often random, for example, the Fingers of Fear...

It can be transplanted onto an apprentice's palm, and by striking the target, its power can be activated to achieve a high level of fear.

For example, creating a totem, combined with "totemism," follows the same principle...

However, it also has the effect of immunity to immunity.

This kind of witchcraft, which is driven by the power of laws, can still play a huge role even at advanced stages. For apprentices, it can indeed be called a trump card.

However, for safety reasons, these law carriers are all in a state of being sealed and suppressed, and even those produced by Roy are no exception.

To be responsible for his direct disciples, he dared not exercise too much freedom for the time being.

Because if these powers are not controlled even slightly, such as failing to extinguish or seal them, it will directly cost the apprentice his life.

He also didn't want that kind of accident to happen, needlessly ruining his reputation.

But then, the group began to explore another more avant-garde and unrestrained experiment: creating some exploratory vehicles.

(End of this chapter)