After leaving the Galaxy Mayfly, Richard didn't waste any time and went directly to the Endless Dimension, returning the unfinished World Hammer to the Great Elder.
"Whoa, you've finished using it so quickly? I thought you'd at least take seven or eight years to use it."
Seeing Richard coming back so soon to return the hammer, a look of surprise appeared on the Great Elder's face.
Richard smiled and said, "The trial went very smoothly."
"Does that mean you got the hammer?"
Richard nodded, then took the Hammer of Creation out of his pocket. The Great Elder stared intently at the Hammer of Creation for a while, then remarked in amazement, "This Civilization Treasure of yours is extraordinary, its quality is surprisingly good."
"Quality?" A hint of doubt flashed in Richard's eyes, "Is there a difference in levels of Civilization Treasures?"
The Great Elder glanced at Richard, seemingly surprised that Richard would ask this question.
"Of course, can the Civilization Treasures of a large civilization and a small civilization look the same?"
As he spoke, he pointed to the Hammer of Creation in Richard's hand.
"I've seen quite a few Civilization Treasures, and these treasures can roughly be divided into three grades. Lower-grade Civilization Treasures are almost like the mask I gave you, some aren't even as good as the mask.
Such Civilization Treasures are essentially embryos, lacking the tempering from the collision of civilizations.
And medium-grade Civilization Treasures are those that have been tempered by war, having devoured the purification from other civilizations. This level of treasure truly exhibits the ability to match the title of a Civilization Treasure, and any one of them is enough to transform a dominator.
As for upper-grade treasures... just look at your hammer.
I thought you could at most get a medium-grade treasure, but I didn't expect you to be able to get an upper-grade Civilization Treasure.
My old eyes are getting more and more blurred."
Richard quietly noted down the elder's words. This rule-based creature has lived for an intimidatingly long time and has seen an absurd amount of things, practically a living search engine.
As he thought about it, he suddenly got curious, "Then what level do you think my furnace is?"
"Your furnace?" The Great Elder shook his head, "Your furnace is no longer a Civilization Treasure, it has surpassed any Civilization Treasure I've ever seen.
Your furnace is essentially one with the fire inside it."
Richard nodded thoughtfully, preparing to say goodbye. But before he left, the Great Elder suddenly took something out of his storage space.
"Take this."
Richard looked at the item the Great Elder handed over, his eyes showing a hint of surprise.
It was something that looked like chalk, only its color was black.
The Great Elder explained, "This can allow you to freely enter and exit the Monster World, as long as you're in the Endless Dimension."
A hint of astonishment flashed across Richard's face.
"Aren't you afraid that the Civilization Devourer will come after me if you give me this?"
The reason the Monster World suddenly disappeared was to avoid the Civilization Devourer. Now that the Great Elder had recklessly given him this tool that allowed free passage into the Monster World, their destinies were more than just a single transaction.
"It's precisely because we're afraid of it coming after us that I'm giving you this."
As he spoke, a trace of resentment flashed across the Great Elder's face.
"That bastard thing is just like a dog. Back when we made a deal with those little guys, we were almost found by It.
Now that we're making a deal with you, this thing is again trying to trace our tracks in the Endless Dimension.
And who knows if this guy got himself a dog to switch its nose, this time it's searching quite close to us.
It's really a vicious dog."
But after cursing, the Great Elder's aura suddenly weakened.
Even though the Monster World is powerful, it's only a Great World. They are unconcerned when facing ordinary dominators, but in front of an existence like the Civilization Devourer, they can only rely on civilization's power.
"So us old folks can only count on you." The Great Elder said helplessly.
Richard nodded slightly, accepting the piece of chalk.
"I understand. If any problems arise on your side, I'll come to support you as soon as possible."
...
After delivering the hammer, Richard returned to the Miracle Dimension, continuing to cultivate Tai'er's body.
However, this time, Richard didn't choose to cultivate alone.
"Is this your dimension, Richard?"
Ali, dressed in a black robe, curiously observed the surroundings, her eyes full of amazement.
"It looks even higher in specifications than the teacher's laboratory."
Beside Ali, Wuni was also curiously observing everything around them, as it was their first time coming to Richard's Dimensional World.
They were currently in Richard's laboratory within the Miracle Dimension—a massive pyramid structure covering over a hundred thousand square kilometers.
Any wizard within the building could find the experimental equipment and testing grounds they needed.
Richard turned back to explain, "Of course, everything here is simulated with the Power of Dimension, and all sorts of rare alchemy materials are worthless here."
As he spoke, he snapped his fingers, and the unfinished body of Tai'er appeared in front of the two.
At the sight of the body, even though both were equipped with magic equipment specifically to counter dominator's pressure, they both felt a moment of suffocation.
"Is this... the body of a dominator?" Ali was the first to recognize what the body was, and then her eyes couldn't move away.
"This cell vitality, this energy cycle... my goodness, the cells themselves actually have an independent energy cycle!"
As a student of the Physique Crown, Ali's knowledge is, if nothing else, definitely broad enough.
The moment she saw this body, she immediately discerned some of its secrets.
Compared to him, Wuni felt a bit awkward.
Although Wuni was Richard's student, since Richard became a Crown Throne, he hadn't taught him much.
Therefore, Wuni, who theoretically should know Richard the best, at this moment, wasn't as insightful as Ali.
"Wuni, you don't need to study this." Richard came next to Wuni and handed him a Magic Book, "Your research on Physique Evolution is too shallow. To study the secrets of this body, there's too much you need to supplement.
So you should look at this instead."
Wuni's face flushed instantly at Richard's words.
"I'm sorry, teacher, I have let you down…"
"Stop." Richard interrupted immediately before Wuni could finish, "You are my student; your lack of proficiency is my fault as your teacher.
I have neglected teaching you in the past, and now I want to make up for those oversights.
Therefore, look at this Magic Book; if there's anything you don't understand, come ask me."
With the Magic Book Richard handed him, Wuni felt a bit at a loss.
"Teacher, what are you up to? Are you going to do something dangerous again…"
"There's no safe place in the current World Community, Wuni." Richard interrupted, "Just study well. These are all good things; don't ask irrelevant questions.
The only thing you can do for me is to learn well the knowledge I'm giving you."
On the other side, Ali also joined in.
She looked somewhat worried and asked Richard in a quiet voice, "Richard, what are you planning to do? Why suddenly teach us these things?"
Richard turned to look at her, with a trace of helplessness fleeting across his face.
"Ali, I'm not planning anything. I called you here today because I suddenly realized I neglected your development."
To become a leader, the School naturally needs to grow stronger, and the people Richard can rely on are indeed very few.
Ali, Wuni, are both the closest to him. Although they are not members of the Miracle School now, if Richard needs them, they can become the core members of the Miracle School.
Ali looked at Richard; his words did not clear the doubts in her heart. However, she chose not to ask further.
The chasm between the World Master and the Dominator is akin to the gap between a mortal and the World Master.
As a student of the Physique Crown, Ali had a clear understanding of this.
Therefore, she chose not to ask anymore.
You just need to trust Richard.
"Then don't think I'm stupid."
Ali suddenly made a funny face, her thousands-year-old self appearing like a child at this moment.
Richard exhaled and smiled lightly.
"I still have this bit of teacher ethics."
...
Shape-shifting School Headquarters.
"Miracle met with that bug?"
The avatar of the Shaping Energy Crown looked at the bug in front, his eyebrows raising slightly.
"What did they say?"
The bug shook its head slightly: "I'm very sorry, great Dominator. I could not know the content of their conversation."
Shaping Energy Crown stood up from behind the desk, his brows filled with thought.
As a veteran Truth Wizard, he had witnessed too many wizards, but among these wizards, there was never one who was as unfathomable as Richard.
Richard's behavior always surprised him.
He paced towards the floor-to-ceiling window behind, murmuring to himself, "What do you want, Miracle, connecting with the Galaxy Mayfly? If you want to vie for power, isn't this move a bit too early?"
On the other side, at the Alchemy School Headquarters, the Alchemy Crown also received news of Richard's meeting with the Swarm Dominator.
"Meeting? Could he be planning to Break the Limit?"
Alchemy Crown looked at the news, expressionless, as he burnt the scroll recording the message into nothingness.
As a veteran Truth Wizard, Alchemy Crown had some understanding of becoming a leader.
Double Limit Break, Civilization Treasure, becoming the de facto power holder of civilization, he knew them all.
Alchemy Crown casually picked up a metal ingot, gently grinding it in his hand, the room filled with the rustling sound of metal friction.
His gaze turned towards the location of the Shape-shifting School headquarters, and at the Shape-shifting School headquarters, the avatar of the Shaping Energy Crown simultaneously looked toward the direction of the Alchemy Crown.
The gazes of the two Dominators intersected through the distance, then instantly diverged.
Both sensed that the other was also unsure about what this was about.
"Continue to monitor." Shaping Energy Crown suddenly said to the bug, "If you can find out the contents of their conversation, I promise your clan will become a Wizard Clan."
No one wishes to die, even bugs.
The conservatives among the Galaxy Mayfly were surely aware of the Swarm Dominator deliberately sending them to their doom?
On the other side, Alchemy Crown also made the same promise to the informants within the Galaxy Mayfly.
The internal struggles of the Wizard Civilization quietly began.
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