Wish Arcana...
Transmutation Circle
Roy carefully absorbed the inexplicable knowledge that had already merged with his soul, and suddenly, he felt a sense of enlightenment.
"Wishcraft," this is the legend of all divine and magical powers in the world, the true supreme force.
Even among the ranks of deities, this power that transcends the ordinary laws of the world is considered truly miraculous.
It is often regarded as the most potent divine magic, the "Ultimate Zenith" of all spells!
In the world before his transmigration, a certain religious scripture described a god who began the work of creation with the words, "Let there be light."
This is essentially a form of "wish fulfillment" and "words becoming law," a manifestation of subjective initiative!
He finally understood completely, knowing how to utilize this power to practice his maxims and achieve his goal of becoming a formal Wizard.
...
"As long as the condition of [Equivalent Exchange] is met, any wish can be realized through this 'Transmutation Circle'!
Within this, perhaps lies the secret of how the Philosopher's Stone can be used to concoct the Panacea 'Azoth'!
Of course, this is only theoretical.
One's own strength and the development and utilization of the 'Transmutation Circle' are also part of the cost.
If one recklessly makes a wish, attempting to achieve the impossible, the price to be paid would be extraordinarily high, far beyond what one could afford.
Moreover, due to the nature of Alchemy Talent, the seed of Alchemy takes root and sprouts, growing into applications within the field of Alchemy.
This is the limitation of the 'seed,' not yet 'omniscient and omnipotent'!"
As these thoughts flowed, more specific details emerged.
Roy, like a sponge absorbing water, continuously assimilated this knowledge.
Then, he secretly made a decision.
"Let's try advancing this way!"
Now, advancing through the traditional path was as easy as turning his hand.
With this assurance, he could boldly attempt the path of Alchemy!
If successful, it might even aid him in advancing to the second, third, or even higher levels in the future.
Missing this opportunity would mean continuing to rely on the methods of traditional Wizards, rather than those of a Wizard Alchemist.
Advancing from apprentice to the first level is, of course, much simpler than advancing from the first to the second level in the future!
...
Inside the Wizard Tower, in his residence.
After making up his mind, Roy gathered everyone and briefly explained the situation.
"I have now found my path to advancement, but I suddenly realize I still lack some accumulation.
So, I want to ask everyone to help me conquer the giant tribes in the Gale Hills.
It's quite simple!
Help me hunt enough giants and collect their blood and souls as materials."
"No problem, Senior Roy, just give us the orders."
"We'll do whatever you ask."
Without hesitation, everyone agreed.
After the team meeting ended, everyone returned to prepare.
However, Andov privately stopped Roy, expressing a bit of concern: "I suddenly have something come up, can I not go?"
"You don't want to leave the Tower?" Roy was somewhat surprised, then immediately saw through the essence.
Andov's gaze shifted: "It's not that I don't want to, but... I wouldn't be of much help over there anyway."
Roy frowned and looked at him for a while, then probed: "Are you worried Renien will cause you trouble? If he dares to come, I'll help you deal with him!"
Now, they were essentially in a state of rupture with Renien.
Roy had no intention of indulging him.
Andov waved his hand and quickly denied, "Why would you think that? It's not his fault."
"Then whose fault is it?"
"No one's fault!
Anyway, I won't be going this time.
I'm really sorry. I should be helping you at such a critical moment..."
Roy frowned and looked at him for a while. Finally, before Andov could explain again, he said, "Alright then.
There are plenty of apprentices in the Tower. I'll just hire some."
Hearing this, Andov felt as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
Roy temporarily stopped paying attention to him.
After several days of thorough preparation, he led a large group of people out of the Wizard Tower and headed towards Gale Hills.
In a corner that no one noticed, Renien, cloaked in a robe, watched from afar as the group departed.
His gaze was deep, scanning the crowd as if searching for something.
...
"Lord Roy, the reconnaissance of the giant tribe is complete. The basic activity areas of the giants are as shown in the diagram.
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We've also mapped out the general terrain of these passageways."
"Good, thank you for your hard work."
June 20th.
The site where the Fishmen and the giants once waged war.
Roy, along with the team he had prepared to take to Netherlands, and another thirty or so intermediate and advanced apprentices, formed an even larger group.
They temporarily stopped here, preparing to hunt.
But before they began, Roy did something that seemed a bit strange to everyone.
He rode his warhorse around the chosen battlefield, sprinkling magical paste and planting wooden stakes embedded with Magic Stones at various nodes.
These items were very crude, but if someone were to observe from above and connect the nodes in a specific order, they would be surprised to find that it formed a massive formation.
It looked like a multi-ringed concentric circle covering the flat ground below, but it wasn't a strictly closed circle; it was open.
With the center as the origin, like the spiraling shell of a nautilus, pits were dug at both ends representing life and soul, and pre-prepared sheep hearts and brains were buried.
A crude golden scale supported them, symbolizing the harmony and balance of all things.
Roy fully displayed his [Artist] talent here, with precise and meticulous control over the overall pattern, and accurate drawing.
Therefore, in just half a day, he successfully completed this grand formation.
Of course, this was also related to the fact that the "Transmutation Circle" itself emphasized "essence" rather than "form."
What it required was the alchemist's understanding of the formation and their cognition of [Equivalent Exchange], not the superficial form.
Moreover, at this stage, the "Transmutation Circle" that could be drawn and used was itself very crude.
It only had the function of extracting life and soul, not true All-Things Transmutation, but merely extraction.
This was Roy's first time drawing such a "Transmutation Circle," but he quickly got the hang of it.
He nodded slightly to himself, "I'll find an opportunity to try using Spiritual Materialization to directly imprint it on the ground!"
This required constructing a model in the mind beforehand, similar to the process of mastering a spell.
...
As night fell, Roy arrived at a high ground and stood firm.
"Alright, everything is ready!"
He immediately began to guid
e the formation.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a blurry object resembling a three-dimensional projection emerged.
It was... a balance scale!
(End of Chapter)