During the Academy War, Richard acquired research materials about the Yuris Black Crystal from Lai Kete.
This energy-rich mineral was regarded by Richard as the hope for popularizing Single Soldier Armor.
However, further research revealed that due to the founder's death, the technology was immature, with many significant issues throughout.
To think that a Power Furnace could be built relying solely on the information provided by Lai Kete was sheer folly.
Furthermore, although the Yuris Black Crystal possessed immense energy, the process of converting this energy into a stable Power Source was also troublesome.
Though he was a Three Rings Wizard, his knowledge reserve was only that of an average Second Ring Wizard, plus the research material's owner was a Shaping Wizard from the Shape-shifting School, which required considerable expertise in Shape-shifting School to perfect and optimize.
