Exploring Technology in a Wizard World
Chapter 467 - 466: Unexpected, It Really Is Unexpected

Chapter 467: Chapter 466: Unexpected, It Really Is Unexpected

"Why, don’t you want to talk?" Seeing Richard remain silent, the other person spoke again, nodding, "That’s fine, it doesn’t matter if you don’t talk. I’ll remember what you look like..."

Seeing that the other person was about to continue, Richard couldn’t help but interrupt, "Can we start now?" Princess Rose had set a time limit, and he didn’t want to let the other waste too much of it.

Upon hearing this, the other raised an eyebrow and said, "So, you’re eager to get started, huh? Alright then, let’s begin! By the way, considering the huge gap between your power and mine, I’ll let you make the first move."

"Are you sure?" Richard couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

"Of course I’m sure," the man named Kelly replied dismissively. "Actually, even if I let you go first, your chances of beating me are zero. To date, no wizard apprentice has ever defeated me! Below the official wizard level, I am the strongest!"

The strongest wizard apprentice below the official wizard level!

Richard listened and couldn’t help shaking his head.

He really was no match, given that he was just a mediocre wizard apprentice. Although he had killed dozens of official wizards, it was all done through other means, not real skill; he was far from being the strongest.

"Alright, you go ahead and make your move," Kelly said. "Let’s see what you’re capable of!"

"Alright then." Richard shrugged, extended his hand, and gently rubbed his fingers together, then... it was over.

Yes, over.

"I’ve made my move," Richard said to Kelly, "Your turn."

"You’re done?" Kelly was taken aback, his eyes widened as he looked around, seeing the expressionless platform. "What did you do? Did you not do anything at all?"

"Of course I did something, it’s just... well, there might not be any effects yet," Richard said.

Kelly’s eyes turned icy. "Hmph, you’re here to mock me, aren’t you? Or perhaps, you can’t even cast spells? Ah, I see now, your Black Holy Mountain Kingdom doesn’t have many wizard apprentices, fearful that I might kill one or two of the better ones and cause a significant loss. So, you sent the worst one, someone who can’t even cast, so that if I killed you, it wouldn’t weigh on my conscience. Since that’s the case, go die! This is the price your Black Holy Mountain Kingdom pays for insulting me!"

Kelly was enraged, and the next moment he fiercely made his move. His lips moved rapidly, reciting a spell, and a group of blazing flames appeared between his hands, precisely the most popular and cost-effective Fireball Technique.

The fireball swelled little by little until it was the size of a basketball. Kelly raised his hand, ready to throw it and turn Richard into charcoal.

But just as the fireball left Kelly’s palm, suddenly, a thunderous explosion rang out.

"Boom!"

A dazzling white light flashed, flames and shockwaves spread, dust rose, enveloping the entire wooden platform.

This!

Everyone in the dueling arena was stunned, having no clue what had happened, they stared wide-eyed at the position of the wooden platform, hoping to discern some clue.

After a while, the dust gradually settled, and it was seen that the wooden platform was now only half intact. Richard stood on the edge of the intact half, unharmed.

Meanwhile, on the other half of the platform, Kelly lay on the charred ground, his body blackened, severely burned, his original appearance unrecognizable. Though not dead, he was moaning in pain, as if in extreme agony.

The reason for this was that while Richard had rubbed his fingers earlier, he had gathered an extremely fine, undetectable Magic Salt around Kelly.

When Richard previously said "there is temporarily no effect," he wasn’t lying—without activation, Magic Salt naturally has no effect, but once activated, it triggers a massive explosion.

Kelly did not notice and thought he was being deceived, angrily attacking and conveniently using Fire Magic. This meant that Richard did not need to secretly cast a Silent Spell again; Kelly himself helped activate the Magic Salt with his spell.

This could be considered learned behavior, Richard thought, looking at Kelly who was groaning in pain on the ground.

Yes, it should be learned behavior.

...

"Whoosh!"

The ambassador from the Luobu Kingdom, Fei’er, who was sitting in the stands, suddenly stood up and stared at Winston, somewhat losing his composure, and demanded, "What... what is going on here?"

"Well..." Winston slowly rose to his feet, looked at Fei’er, and said with a smile, "Ambassador Fei’er, I’m really not too clear about this. After all, I’m not a wizard. But from what happened just now, it seems that your genius, Kelly, made some mistakes in his casting.

Ah, genius, huh? Then accidents are inevitable, and setbacks are bound to occur. Don’t you agree, Ambassador Fei’er?"

Fei’er glared at Winston, his face turning dark with anger, but he could not find words to argue back. Because indeed, from the looks of it, Richard had done nothing; he just stood there, and then Fei’er attacked, the explosion happened, resulting in severe injuries to himself.

"Whew—"

Fei’er took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions, and said, "Mr. Winston! I’m feeling a bit unwell, I need to return to the embassy to rest." With that said, Fei’er turned with the rest of his embassy and swiftly left.

Winston, smiling, watched Fei’er leave and continued, "Ambassador Fei’er, take care, and once you’ve rested and your health has recovered, we can continue our discussions.

Of course, it doesn’t have to be just about Wizard Power, other aspects too, like this big misunderstanding that’s still ongoing between us.

Did you know, your Majesty recently ordered the formation of two new ten-thousand-strong legions, which have now already moved to the front lines. Most of the soldiers in these legions are from the White Wolf County of Black Holy Mountain Kingdom; they are quite fierce, even fighting amongst themselves sometimes, so you better be careful when encountering them.

Moreover, our second fleet has also recently been commissioned, and it’s twice the size of the first fleet. Both fleets are now probably looking for an opportunity to have a friendly encounter with your fleets..."

Listening to Winston, Fei’er quickened his pace.

Winston had to raise his voice, shouting, "Also, Ambassador Fei’er, there’s no need to worry about your genius, Kelly. We’ll find a way to treat him and send him to the embassy. However, considering his severe injuries, I can’t guarantee the effectiveness of the treatment, so I hope you’ll understand, please understand!"

Fei’er sped up even more, leading the embassy members, and swiftly exited the Duel Arena, disappearing from Winston’s sight.

Once Winston could no longer see Fei’er, he finally dropped his facade, his smile slowly fading into a somewhat cold expression. Looking in the direction Fei’er had disappeared, Winston muttered to himself, "Hmph, Luobu jerks, thinking of gaining an advantage in Williams City, on our turf, where do you get the courage from?!

If the Emperor hadn’t strictly forbidden us from laying hands on you, you wouldn’t have left the Duel Arena alive, or even entered it, you know?!"

After a moment, Winston thought of something else, his eyes narrowing as he looked towards the Duel Arena, "Hmm, what exactly happened earlier? Was it really an accident, or does it just appear to be an accident? Princess Rose said that someone from the White Stone Tower helped, could it be that everyone in the White Stone Tower is such a monster..."

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