Richard

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Richard (理查)
Alias(es)	Master Richard; Great Wizard Richard; Chancellor
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Black Tower Wizard Academy; Richard-@@REF_ENTITY_7417164@@ Merchant Guild; Wizard Civilization
Occupation/Role	Alchemist Wizard; founder of the Richard-@@REF_ENTITY_7417164@@ Merchant Guild; inventor; Chancellor of the Wizard Civilization
Status	Alive; leader of the Wizard Civilization 953
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Entry-level Wizard Apprentice	20	Reaches 16.2 Spiritual Power, 10 Physique, and 162 Mana after three months at Black Tower Wizard Academy.
Intermediate Wizard Apprentice	50	Spiritual Power passes 30; later recorded at 32 Spiritual Power and 30 Physique.
First-Ring Wizard	103	Successfully becomes a Wizard, gaining a lifespan of one thousand years and a Wizard Tower.
Second-Ring Wizard	192	Becomes a Second-Ring Wizard while continuing Body of Adaptation research.
Third-Ring Wizard	445	Newly promoted Third-Ring Wizard; assumes command authority over a mission team.
Fourth-Ring Great Wizard	583	Recorded at 301.1 Spiritual Power, 351.4 Physique, and 48,000,000 Mana.
World Lord	646	Had become a World Lord three years earlier; approaches complete control over his power and merger with his Rule Body.
Six-Ring Wizard	767	Completes a large-scale physical-evolution advancement ceremony using rare materials including Star-Herding Titan blood.
Honorary Truth Wizard	765	Granted authority and treatment equivalent to a Truth Wizard for contributions to Wizard Civilization technology.

Background / History

Richard is a transmigrator who begins in poverty following his drunkard father's death. Cold, hunger, and untreated injuries define his early life until Steward Ellison brings him to Baron Black Forest's castle for a Spiritual Power test. Richard passes and becomes one of seven children taken to Black Tower Wizard Academy. His confidence comes from the Miracle Furnace in his soul, whose potential he begins uncovering almost immediately 1 2.

Before departing for the academy, Richard refines the broken sword of the first Baron Black Forest and acquires Wind Raven Swordplay. At Black Tower, he pursues alchemy as the foundation for a personal combat system built from armor, bloodlines, potions, arrays, weapons, and other specialized tools 2 18.

He survives the academy entrance examination by defeating Saban Chavez, using Force Field Barrier, Wind Raven Swordplay, and Lesser Fireball in a battle that leaves him wounded. The encounter convinces him to strengthen his physique through Bloodline Alchemy; he later completes the first stage of the Black Warrior Bloodline Alchemy with Black Iron Beast bloodline 13 21.

Richard becomes Gerald's formal apprentice after completing the Pale Mask assignment despite having been given the wrong design by mistake. He gains access to Gerald's teachings, collaborates with Anna and Jacques, and develops increasingly sophisticated equipment and alchemical knowledge 29 31.

After becoming a Wizard, Richard establishes himself through equipment crafting, alchemical business, research, and experimentation. He develops the Heart of Annihilation, discovers a buried Wizard laboratory, acquires Mystic Steel and biological-modification knowledge, and begins adapting his body to increasingly hazardous environments 103 106 107.

His work as a battlefield mechanic under Master Vladimir leads to the creation of the Richard Type I Spell Support Vehicle, a mobile artillery platform designed to address the White Wizard Legion's disadvantage in plane warfare. Its success becomes the foundation of the Richard-@@REF_ENTITY_7417164@@ Merchant Guild's large-scale military business 161 187 190.

Richard later expands his operations through Dragon Alchemy, Fire Lizard artisans, personal armor development, and the construction of specialized alchemical forces. His research eventually contributes directly to Wizard Civilization, earning him recognition from the Crowns and the title of Honorary Truth Wizard 220 286 765.

By the time he defeats the Alchemy Crown, Richard has become powerful enough to unite the Dominators and assume the position of Chancellor of the Wizard Civilization 953.

Appearance

Richard initially has shoulder-length black hair, deep-set eyes, a high nose bridge, and pale thin lips. A maid remarks that he resembles a fallen noble rather than a commoner 2.

• Shoulder-length black hair.
• Deep-set eyes and a high nose bridge.
• Initially appears refined despite his impoverished upbringing 2.
• Can transform into a Black Armored Giant exceeding two meters in height through Bloodline Alchemy 107.
• Uses the Faceless Mask technique to alter his body and impersonate other races, including a Berserk Orc 492.
• His natural body becomes nearly fifty meters tall after later physical evolution; he ordinarily maintains human size through Advanced Transformation 583.

Personality

Richard is pragmatic, resourceful, and intensely focused on survival, advancement, and research. He conceals the Miracle Furnace's capabilities, delays turning in unusually fast work to avoid suspicion, and regularly weighs the cost of revealing his abilities against the benefits gained 20.

He approaches alchemy as a flexible system rather than a narrow craft. Rather than specializing only in spells or direct combat, he continually seeks ways to combine bloodlines, equipment, machinery, physical evolution, and unfamiliar technologies into practical advantages 18 220.

Despite his calculating nature, Richard recognizes competence and rewards loyalty. He grants Fire Lizard artisans leave after completing Mechanist armor, improves conditions for mine workers, and rewards useful subordinates such as Heskan 265 286. He is also capable of harshness when authority or security is challenged, as shown by his punishment of Vlad and his coercive treatment of Ulysses early in their relationship 103 445.

Abilities & Skills

Miracle Furnace

A Furnace located in Richard's soul that extracts matter, information, techniques, and skills from suitable raw materials. Extraction consumes Spiritual Power, mana, or other energy depending on the target.

• Extracted Wind Raven Swordplay from Baron Black Forest's broken sword 2.
• Extracted Bloodline Alchemy knowledge from notes and later used it to develop the Black Warrior formula 18 20.
• Can recover rare materials with no attrition, including Orichalcum 210.
• Extracted incomplete Dragon Alchemy from Fire Lizard scimitars 220.
• Extracted information from Precursor armor components despite the armor's self-destruction 238.
• Extracted the Dimensional Thread Weaving Method and Robe of the Seeker blueprint 872.
• Some items do not react to the Furnace, including several lower-quality magic items 10 14.
• High-grade extraction can inflict severe mental strain or demand enormous mana expenditure 31 107.

Alchemy

Richard is an Alchemist Wizard whose work encompasses magic equipment, battlefield repairs, alchemical weapons, armor, puppets, power cores, and military machinery.

• Crafted the Pale Mask as an apprentice under Gerald's three-month deadline 29.
• Developed the Magic Eater Greatsword and multiple pieces of apprentice-grade magic equipment 50.
• Learned Battlefield Alchemy under Master Vladimir and repaired damaged magic stone cannons under combat conditions 161.
• Designed the Richard Type I Spell Support Vehicle, capable of firing 120 level-350 Fireball Techniques in ten seconds 187.
• Developed Mechanist and Artisan personal armor through collaboration with Fire Lizard artisans 286 366.
• Created the Radiant Barrage Cannon to contain and amplify high-energy radiation 420.
• Later presents the Gold Pattern Furnace, capable of smelting Rules, to the Truth Wizards 765.

Bloodline Alchemy and Physical Evolution

Richard uses Bloodline Alchemy and long-term bodily modification to make his physique a central part of his combat power.

• Black Warrior Bloodline Alchemy — grants Black Iron Beast-like scales, enhanced strength, and durability 21.
• Body of Adaptation — adapts his body to environmental hazards, including cold, electricity, toxins, fire, lightning, and freezing damage 63 192 208.
• Dragon Transformation Battle Body — supports his physical combat development and dragonized organs 200 208.
• Radiation Battle Body — causes his attacks to carry highly penetrating deadly radiation 415.
• Life Editing — enables rapid but risky bodily modification; repeated use can destabilize his life core 583.
• His later physical evolution gives him extreme strength, durability, agility, and energy storage, eventually forming the basis for a World-like body 488 870.

Spellcasting

Richard employs direct spells when needed but often integrates them with equipment or alchemy.

• Lesser Fireball — used to kill Saban Chavez after creating distance with other spells 13.
• Force Field Barrier — blocks explosive aftermath and provides close-combat protection, though powerful physical attacks can breach it 13.
• Heart of Annihilation — stable regular-use spell with approximately 2,000 Energy Levels of power 106.
• Mind Guidance — subtly influences others' perceptions; used during infiltration of Black Tower Academy and Meteorite Academy 318 319.
• Radiation Control — compensates for limited fine manipulation in combined casting and recharges his personal armor 457.
• Soul Sublimation — a Dimensional Witchcraft spell that enhances his Spiritual Power through Dimensional Power 662.

Dimensional Thread Weaving Method

A dimensional skill extracted from the Robe of the Seeker.

• Integrates dimensional threads into objects and structures 872.
• Used to evolve Shanhai, making it nearly indestructible 872.
• Provides Richard with a deeper understanding of dimensions and Dimensional Power 872.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Magic Eater Greatsword — rune-inscribed greatsword whose Greedy Demon Flame burns mana and drastically raises the mana cost of affected spells 50.
• Staff of Equilibrium / Hand of Equilibrium — staff planned from the Hand of the Earth, Omni Crystal, and Light of Equilibrium; completed by Great Wizard Kanon 330 490.
• Cloak of Concealment — suppresses presence and magical fluctuations; can be combined with Aura Concealment and Silence Spell to evade cursory Wizard searches 50.
• Guardian Pendant — automatically produces a thirty-second magic shield when struck by a spell attack 50.
• Orichalcum alloy inner armor — animated plate armor that assembles itself onto Richard and protects nearly his entire body 210.
• Mechanist personal armor — personal armor design enhanced with a Star Wraith Power Core; later mass-produced for Fire Lizard users 292.
• Radiant Barrage Cannon — weapon designed to contain and focus high-energy radiation 420.
• Special Case Staff — one-use staff that can legitimize illegal experiments before disappearing 437.
• Robe of the Seeker — artifact containing Dimensional Power, the Dimensional Thread Weaving Method, and a blueprint 872.
• Faceless Mask — technique-assisted disguise item used for physical impersonation 490 492.

Relationships

• Gerald — Richard's master and formal mentor; provides alchemical instruction, Enlightenment, equipment designs, and later assists with merchant-guild negotiations 24 31 190.
• Anna — Gerald's senior disciple and Richard's peer; collaborates on armor and machinery, provides technical advice, and shares a sibling-like relationship with him 31 365 366.
• Ellie — longtime companion and fellow apprentice; practices Wizard language with Richard, joins him on missions, and later shares a deepening romantic relationship 6 24 280.
• Jacques — Gerald's disciple who creates Richard's Death Crow Chimera after receiving the Chimera Core 31.
• Ulysses — Richard's crow familiar and former World Lord; initially resists Richard's authority but later becomes a close adviser and collaborator 103 192.
• Master Vladimir — battlefield alchemy mentor who conscripts Richard to repair cannons and recognizes his technical foundations 161.
• Bob — Nine Stars Merchant Guild executive and business ally; supplies materials and sales channels while receiving Richard's technical advice 220 292.
• Kanon — Great Wizard who supports Richard's projects, guides him toward Truth Wizard knowledge, and completes the Staff of Equilibrium 434 436 490.
• Kayan — acting Guild Master of the Richard-@@REF_ENTITY_7417164@@ Merchant Guild; Richard declines his offer of followershi​​p but offers him a guild position 330 480.
• Alchemy Crown — influential Alchemy School leader; grants Richard Rule Implant technology and is later defeated by Richard in the struggle for Wizard Civilization leadership 716 953.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Academy Apprentice

Richard enters Black Tower Wizard Academy after passing the Spiritual Power test. He acquires foundational combat tools, defeats Saban, develops Black Warrior Bloodline Alchemy, becomes Gerald's formal apprentice, and advances to intermediate apprentice status 2 13 21 31 50.

First-Ring Wizard and Independent Researcher

After advancing to Wizard, Richard gains a Wizard Tower, begins extensive alchemical work, develops the Heart of Annihilation, and investigates Wizard and Precursor ruins for materials and knowledge 103 106 107.

Battlefield Alchemist and Merchant Guild Founder

Richard's battlefield repairs earn him the title “Master Richard.” His Spell Support Vehicle becomes a major military asset, establishing the Richard-@@REF_ENTITY_7417164@@ Merchant Guild as a supplier to the White Wizard Legion 161 187 190.

Dragon Alchemy and Personal Armor Development

Richard studies Fire Lizard technology, acquires Dragon Alchemy, establishes workshops staffed by Fire Lizard artisans, and develops Mechanist and Artisan armor systems 220 265 286 366.

Military Commander and Great Wizard

As a Third-Ring Wizard, Richard commands reconnaissance teams and later assumes fortress command. His physical evolution, radiation techniques, and alchemical weapons allow him to grow into a Fourth-Ring Great Wizard and a major military figure 445 457 583.

Truth and Dimensional Advancement

Richard becomes a World Lord, receives Rule Implant knowledge, gains Honorary Truth Wizard status, advances to Six-Ring, inherits Furnace People technology, and develops dimensional abilities through the Robe of the Seeker 646 716 765 767 798 872.

Chancellor of the Wizard Civilization

Richard defeats the Alchemy Crown, whose Mechanical World becomes part of his cellular-world path, and becomes Chancellor of the Wizard Civilization. The other Dominators gather at the Eternal City of Truth in recognition of his leadership 953.