Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

After confirming the direction of modification, Richard chose one goblin from those already designed as the basis for goblin modification.

The new version of goblins received almost comprehensive enhancements compared to the original version, but none of the aspects were very outstanding, making them hexagonal warriors, although each aspect only scored sixty points.

Once this design was finalized, Lan quickly took out a vial of Transformation Source Liquid.

"This is the Transformation Source Liquid. The cells within only need nourishment to divide themselves. Inject this source liquid into the reproductive organ of the mother while the goblin embryo is not fully developed to complete the bloodline modification."

"Are there any side effects?"

"Yes, there will be a sting during the injection."

Richard raised an eyebrow, "How painful is it?"

"About the same as when the needle pierces the body."

"...Good joke."

"Haha," Lan's projection chuckled lightly, then solemnly said, "There is also a non-side-effect effect, which is that after modifying the bloodline, the mother's nutritional needs will significantly increase. Additionally, due to the increased size of the embryo, natural delivery will become more difficult."

"Just these? Nothing else?"

"That's all."

"...I saw your expression, and thought there would be major side effects."

"Actually, this side effect is already very significant. For a race at the bottom layer, the increased nutritional requirement during pregnancy and the difficulty in natural delivery are fatal issues.

I am not very familiar with what your territory is like, but please do pay attention to those mortals.

In my database, there are many examples of orders failing to be implemented as a result of ignoring the lower strata."

Richard turned and left.

"Thank you for the reminder, but my territory hasn't reached that point yet."

In the year 553 of the Wise Man Calendar, the Miracle Church launched the Divine Grace Baptism. In the church's propaganda, the Divine Grace Baptism could endow children with a stronger physique and a more intelligent brain.

Furthermore, the Divine Grace Baptism was limited, and only the most devout believers could qualify for the baptism.

At the beginning of the year 554 of the Wise Man Calendar, the first Divine Grace Baby was born. Subsequently, one hundred thousand Divine Grace Babies were born.

These babies exhibited a physique and wisdom beyond their peers in a normal environment and had extremely devout beliefs in the Divine, naturally becoming candidates for priests.

With the Miracle Order's relentless promotion, the matter of the Divine Grace Babies spread to every city in the goblin world.

Hence, the Divine Grace Baptism became something countless parents yearned for.

And this was precisely what Richard wanted.

In the year 560 of the Wise Man Calendar, the First Pope, now the Saint—Ben, announced the Sage's Oracle to the entire goblin world via the Crystal Stone network.

"The Sage shows compassion for all life. From this day forward, the Divine Grace Baptism will no longer have restrictions. Any believer of the Sage can obtain the Divine Grace Baptism for their child."

Thus, what should have been a biology modification that panicked the masses turned into something many citizens pleaded for. And as Ben's declaration ended, Richard almost simultaneously noticed that a batch of fanatics had emerged among his believers.

In the year 565 of the Wise Man Calendar, Divine Grace Babies became commonplace.

By this point, Divine Grace Modification was complete, and the goblin race successfully completed its transformation.

...

Floating City Research Institute.

Within the bright laboratory, a cloud of amorphous smoke hovered in a cage composed of Force Field Barriers. Surrounding it, several mechanical projection devices continuously projected objects into the smoke.

And in front of the Force Field cage, Richard was at the experiment table, using a quill to record the results of his research over this period.

The core part of the Floating City had been completed, and the remaining work was handed over by Richard to the experimental team led by Ansen, while he began his own experiments.

After becoming a Great Wizard, the Radiation Rules manifested a completely different aspect to Richard.

Through the Radiation Rules, Richard could make minute energy flows that were initially beyond his control become the tools in his hands.

This ability sounds inconspicuous, but it means that Richard's mastery of energy reached an extremely precise degree, allowing certain witchcrafts that would normally be impossible to occur.

This directly extended the boundary of Richard's witchcraft significantly forward.

By exploring the limits of his abilities, many of Richard's witchcraft models were revised. These witchcrafts became more powerful after modification but also extremely unstable.

For a normal wizard using this witchcraft, it would be suicidal, but in Richard's hands, they became extremely stable deadly weapons.

"My lord."

Ansen's voice came from behind Richard, and Richard put down the quill in his hand, turning the chair to face behind him.

"Tai'er, what's the matter?"

Tai'er, who was once the Red Cardinal of the Master of All Machines Church, had an awkward position in the Miracle Order. He was supposed to be the Pope's right hand, stabilizing the Church with Frank.

But now, Frank had become the Pope.

Tai'er's old subordinates dared not act rashly at all because of Richard's presence.

Thus, an awkward scene unfolded as Tai'er, once a Red Cardinal with power throughout the world, became a pariah of the Miracle Sect. Only his student, Ansen, could still maintain a close relationship with him.

And so, Tai'er stopped meddling in church matters and began exploring the domain of Alchemy with his student.

"This is Frank's report. The statistics show that among the children under ten years old in the world, more than eighty percent are Divine Grace Babies. The transformation of Divine Grace has been a complete success."

"Oh, that is good news."

Richard's voice was calm and unruffled; he had long expected this result, even proposing the method of promoting Divine Grace Babies himself.

Tai'er's gaze passed over Richard and landed on the Magic Book placed on the table.

"Are you transcribing something?"

"Hmm, is there something you need?"

"Nothing, I'm just a bit surprised," Tai'er replied respectfully. "The mental imprint transcription method you proposed is the most popular recording method in the institute and its affiliated universities, yet you yourself are recording data using the primitive transcription method."

"I'm just used to it."

Richard turned his chair back to the table. "If there's nothing else, you may leave."

Although using spiritual power to leave information on the Crystal Ball was quicker and more efficient, Richard still preferred to write his research findings on the thick pages of the Magic Book.

Richard remembered a line from a novel he read in a past life.

The longest-lasting way to preserve information is to carve words into stone.

Although Richard did not carve into stone, the specially prepared ink and leather pages processed through multiple procedures were sufficient to preserve his Magic Book perfectly for ten thousand years, even without Enchantment.

"There's one more thing, my lord. The peculiar organism you had us cultivate exhibited some anomalies today."

"Anomalies?"

Richard put down his pen, casually wedging it between the book pages.

"Take me to see it."

...

Besides researching the Floating City, the Floating City Research Institute was also engaged in other projects. These projects ranged from Flesh Cultivation to prosthetic transformations, from Alloy formulations to the cultivation of hybrid crops, truly encompassing everything.

Within these studies, Richard took the opportunity to exercise a bit of his authority and added an observation project.

The object of this observation was the Wuxiang that Richard obtained from the Wilderness Great World.

Arriving at the laboratory, two goblin researchers were dodging and maneuvering inside, with the Crystal Balls in their hands continuously lighting up in a dim vastness—a sign that information was being recorded.

What they were avoiding was a mass of shapeless silver liquid.

Buzz!

With a raise of Richard's finger, the shapeless silver liquid was immobilized in place.

"My lord," the two researchers bowed and said.

"Hmm, thank you for your hard work. Leave the records and continue with your tasks."

"Yes, my lord."

Looking at the silver liquid metal controlled mid-air by the Force Field, a glimmer of surprise flashed in Richard's eyes.

"It actually has spiritual fluctuations. Was it because the amount was previously too small?"

The silver liquid metal before him was naturally the former Wuxiang. Compared to the past, the current Wuxiang was undoubtedly much larger.

Now, the Wuxiang was about as large as a person, even though Richard had been restraining it. If Richard wished, the Wuxiang could turn into a river of metal.

Projecting a trace of spiritual power, Richard immediately sensed a fearful interest within the Wuxiang. Subsequently, Richard pulled out the Alloy that Wuxiang liked to eat from his pocket and fed it, following which the fear transformed into a feeling of joyful satisfaction.

"Possessing basic emotions, much like that mass of black smoke. It seems the materials for the Floating City won't be a problem now."

A spiritual ripple emanated from Richard's body, with a weak spiritual power permeating the Wuxiang's body like water through sand.

During this time, Richard shamelessly asked the Physique Crown Throne again to see if the Gestalt Creature could be tamed. In the end, the Physique Crown Throne couldn't provide an answer, but the Soul Crown Throne, who happened to be passing by, did.

According to the Soul Crown Throne, it was impossible to enslave a micro-Gestalt Creature like ordinary creatures. However, through some special means, a wizard could tame Gestalt Creatures.

The Taming Method, which Richard exchanged for half a mass of black smoke from the Soul Crown Throne, was now being applied. The Soul Crown Throne and he were neither relatives nor friends, and he naturally wouldn't charge Richard any less.

As the spiritual power penetrated each basic unit of the Wuxiang, a special spiritual fluctuation was conducted to every tiny individual through the spiritual power.

The frequency of this spiritual wave was very special; if it were slightly larger, the micro-souls of the Gestalt Creature would instantly dissipate. But any smaller, and it would be meaningless.

Through this wave, the spiritual power within the Wuxiang began to concentrate, and a clearer consciousness emerged inside the Wuxiang.

The Soul Crown Throne's so-called cycle essentially meant forging a personality for the Gestalt Creature in advance, then shaping this personality, thus making the Gestalt Creature its loyal canine.

At the moment the consciousness formed, a pair of eyes coalesced on the Wuxiang's body.

This newly formed consciousness was scrutinizing the world that carried it.