Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 353 - 69 The Trade of the Great Being

Chapter 353 -69 The Trade of the Great Being

Richard quickly arrived at the ruins of Cross Town.

In the center of the scorched earth, the lone tavern stood out conspicuously.

“Boss, you’ve come.”

Seeing Richard, Bone immediately took off the pocket behind the vacuum cleaner and carried it over to Richard.

Although Cross Town was not a particularly large Lawless Land, it was still home to hundreds of Big Nightmares and hundreds of smaller Nightmares.

Though the creatures of nightmare had all lost some of their Power of Nightmare to the bombardment of Magic Concentrated Fire, Bone’s timely collection had preserved most of that power.

Richard patted Bone’s arm in satisfaction, then extended his arm into the pocket and devoured the Nightmare Power within.

Before long, Richard’s body exuded a terrifying aura.

This one pocket alone had provided Richard with nearly a million strands of Nightmare Power.

If refined, these Nightmare Powers could at least be turned into Soul Essence that could increase approximately fifty points of Richard’s spiritual power.

If Richard wanted to complete the goal of replenishing his spiritual power, he would only need to destroy two more places like this Lawless Land.

“This Nightmare World truly is a blessing for me,” Richard mused with joy in his heart.

Having devoured the Nightmare Power, Richard turned and looked towards the tavern.

At the moment, the bartender was at the door, watching Richard cautiously.

“Are you the bartender from Seeker’s Tavern?”

The bartender’s body trembled slightly, and he nodded.

“I am.”

The bartender then tentatively asked, “Is your war over?”

Richard was slightly stunned, then quickly realized the bartender had recognized his identity.

Richard narrowed his eyes and scrutinized the bartender from head to toe.

“Interesting, you don’t seem like an old monster that’s lived for hundreds of thousands of years.”

The bartender backed away continuously under this scrutiny, the tavern’s ancient memories warning him that the nightmare creature in front of him was masquerading as a member of an Otherworldly Race known as ‘Wizard.’

These Otherworldly beings have attacked the Seeker’s Tavern multiple times, kidnapping bartenders, and there had even been powerful wizards who had wrested control of a tavern.

Later, the great existence behind the tavern intervened and reached an agreement with these wizards, making both sides agree to not interfere with each other.

But after so many years, was that agreement still effective?

The demonic bartender spoke with a guilty conscience, “Wizard, the tavern has an agreement with your superiors. We don’t provoke you, and you must not attack the tavern.”

“Agreement?”

Richard looked at the bartender, intending to drag him out of the tavern. But as soon as the thought arose, a message appeared in his soul, warning him not to do so.

Yet the message was merely a warning, it would not actually stop a wizard.

It was more of a declaration, telling the wizard if you choose to do this, you must take responsibility for your actions, the Wizard World will not protect you.

“Interesting, a Blood Covenant has been made with the wizards. It seems there’s something extraordinary behind this tavern,” Richard thought to himself.

A Blood Covenant was a pact even more advanced than a Soul Contract, as its subject was an entire Race.

Once a Blood Covenant was established, it would be passed down through the bloodline forever.

As long as the bloodline remained unbroken, the contract would persist eternally.

Richard gave the bartender a friendly smile, knowing that someone important was backing him, and naturally, he couldn’t treat the bartender the same way he would a common nightmare creature.

“The old agreement remains valid; I will not lay a hand on you.”

The bartender sighed in relief. In the tavern’s ancient memories, these Otherworldly beings known as wizards were often insane and paranoid.

It was rare to encounter a sane wizard.

The bartender asked again, “Is your war over?”

Richard shook his head, “You could say it’s over, and you could also say it’s not.”

Richard didn’t trust this bartender, so his answer was deliberately vague and ambiguous.

As their information was not equivalent, he needed to preserve his informational advantage as much as possible.

“Oh? What does that mean?” the bartender pressed.

Richard stated indifferently, “It means that there must be an equivalent exchange.”

The bartender was taken aback, equivalent exchange? These wizards were indeed as they always were.

“What do you want?” the bartender asked.

Richard’s face revealed a subtle smile, “I don’t want much; I only need the changes in the Nightmare World over these years.”

Upon hearing this request, the bartender’s face tensed up suddenly.

“I think you may not realize just how much information you are asking for,” the bartender said with a stiff smile, “If I were to bring out all the changes in the Nightmare World over the years, even the tavern’s catalog could only fit in this room.”

But Richard was unconcerned, “In a trade, there’s always room for negotiation.”

“I can give you the information of the Lord on this Nightmare Ring.”

“Not enough,” Richard refused without hesitation, “I want the information of all the Lords in the Nightmare World.”

“No! That’s too much information. At most, I can give you the information of all the Lords in the Nightmare Ring.”

“That will do, but I want two more maps added: one detailed map of the Nightmare Ring and one rough map of the Nightmare World.”

The bartender gritted his teeth, tempted by the thought of this being an exclusive, latest news, and made up his mind firmly.

“…Deal!”

Richard wore a satisfied smile, he casually condensed a piece of parchment and wrote down the current situation of the Wizard World. The bartender then returned to the tavern and soon came out with a thick book and two scrolls.

The two exchanged their items.

The bartender opened the parchment and glanced at the message on it. But just one look, and he was startled by the news.

The war had ended, and the contention for the stars had begun.

Richard was currently looking at the map of the Nightmare Ring when suddenly, he felt the arrival of a grand and colossal will beside him.

He was shocked as he turned to look at the bartender, only to see the bartender swallow the parchment whole and then stare blankly at Richard.

“Wizard, have you also set forth on the path to contend for the stars?”

Richard bowed slightly to the bartender.

“Presumably you are the great being behind this tavern. You’re right, wizards have indeed embarked on the path to contend for the stars.”

The great being, through the bartender’s eyes, sized up Richard. A feeling of being thoroughly seen through made Richard’s skin crawl in an instant.

“Eh?”

The great being seemed to have noticed something, its expression showing a touch of surprise.

Then it lowered its head and muttered to itself, “Has destiny set its sights on me? Or is it merely a coincidence?”

The great being looked at Richard again, this time with a gaze as brilliant and as mysterious as the stars themselves.

After a while, the great being spoke, “Wizard, I want you to sign a contract with me. You may not enter my tavern, nor have any dealings with it.

Do you agree?”

Faced with the great being’s demand, Richard, though filled with fear, stubbornly said,

“Great being behind the tavern, one must put forth their own stakes to make a trade.

I agree to your transaction, but you must place something on the other end of the balance.”

Richard stood firm, his eyes locked onto the great being. He did not know why the great being wanted to trade with him, but he knew that it would not kill him.

He had a premonition that he was, in the eyes of the great being, an existence merely to be debated over.

To kill him would only dirty the great being’s hands.

“Wizard, you are as greedy as ever,” the voice of the great being was devoid of emotion, “Since you agree to the trade, then sign your name on this contract.

After the contract is complete, the counterweight on the other end of the balance will present itself.”

As soon as the great being finished speaking, a somewhat ethereal contract flew out in the tavern.

Richard’s heart leapt.

A Destiny Contract!

Richard received the contract and quickly formed a pen, signing his name on it.

The contract flew back to the tavern, and the great being pointed a finger, sending a stream of light to enter Richard’s body.

As soon as the light penetrated into Richard’s body, it plunged into the Nightmare Artifact he had once obtained.

Soon after, Richard sensed a transformation occurring within the artifact.

This Nightmare Artifact seemed to be evolving.

Almost simultaneously, Richard felt an invisible shackle cover his body.

For the rest of his life, he would no longer be able to enter the Seeker’s Tavern.

After the completion of the contract, the will of the great being left the bartender.

After It left, the bartender seemed somewhat confused, “What happened just now? Did I feel the presence of the big boss?

Eh, where’s my parchment?”

The bartender looked at Richard, who spread his hands.

“Don’t look at me; your big boss just took the parchment away when his will descended.”

The bartender’s eyes went blank for a moment before he let out a sigh of relief.

“The big boss did come indeed; looks like your message was very important.”

Richard spoke in a tone pretending to be regretful, “Indeed, I feel like I’ve made a loss.”

The bartender laughed heartily, “Haha, the deal is done, square and even. There’s no talk of adding anything else now.”

…

The transformation of the Nightmare Artifact was quick to end. When it did, the damaged corner of the artifact disappeared.

The entire Pyramid now bore many mysterious patterns.

After integrating the Pyramid back into the Nightmare Core, Richard quickly became aware of the enhanced function of the Pyramid after evolving.

“Wow, the great being was generous indeed,” Richard couldn’t help but exclaim after learning of the new functions of the Pyramid.

“Such beings, when they show even a glimpse from between their fingers, it’s all precious treasures.”

After the great being’s Evolution of the Pyramid, its functions had been greatly strengthened.

Its enhancement of Nightmare creatures was not limited to rules techniques; the Talent Abilities of the Nightmare creatures could also be directly strengthened.

In addition, the Pyramid now had some new functions.

For instance, it could now serve as a hub, linking up to about fifty Nightmare creatures simultaneously.

As long as the Nightmare creatures were in the linkage, they would all share Life Linkage and the Power of Nightmare just like the Black Knights.

As the central hub, Richard could freely manipulate these Powers of Nightmare.

But in light of these abilities, these powers were still just a weakened version of the Black Knight’s capabilities. After all, they could only link fifty Nightmare creatures, while the Great Black Tide connected thousands of Black Knights together.

However, the Pyramid’s ability didn’t require the other party’s consent.

In other words, Richard could forcibly link other Nightmare creatures to the network and then drain their power of Nightmare without their consent.

And the success of this forced link depended on the control over the Nightmare Rules by both parties.

That is to say, if the other party had no Nightmare Rules, then Richard could link them with absolute certainty.

Richard remarked in astonishment, “This is a monstrous ability; with this thing, why would I even need a Magic Concentrated Fire.”