Demi-human Wizard Research Institute

Richard spread his arms, and the aura around him completely merged with the transmutation magic field.

Now that he possessed a perfect Transformation Rule, this transmutation magic field was utterly useless to him. He could even use this energy field to strengthen the authority granted by the Transformation Rule—Energy Transmutation.

The authority of Energy Transmutation allowed Richard to rapidly turn one form of energy into another.

And just as Shaping Crown had said, this ability was a shortcut.

Because anything Energy Transmutation could do, Wizards could also achieve through wizardry.

Or rather, the purpose of many spell models was itself to transform energy.

Energy Transmutation allowed Wizards to skip the process of exploring energy transformations and then simulating them with wizardry, completing the transformation directly through authority.

Without a doubt, this ability could cause a Wizard's strength to surge dramatically in a short period.

Especially for a Wizard like Richard, personally guided by a Crown, this authority could practically be called a cheat.

But if a Wizard became reliant on this authority and stopped studying the mysteries of energy transformation, then upon encountering a powerhouse who toyed with energy, they would inevitably suffer a backlash from that authority.

Taking shortcuts offered the greatest short-term gains, but in the long run, the road skipped would eventually have to be made up.

Having obtained the Rule, this world no longer held much meaning for Richard.

Although Richard was curious about what exactly the Crown had sealed away, reining in one's curiosity was one of the great secrets to a Wizard's longevity.

After leaving the underground world, Richard looked at the long-missed sunlight and felt as though his entire being had come back to life.

For the past twenty years, he had not relaxed for a single day. He was either acquiring Rules