The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 197 Divine Crystals and a Visit (4k)

After passing through the dimly lit corridor, Lynn stopped in front of a heavy and ancient stone door, carrying a crystal plate.

Raise your hand and gently aim the slightly glowing crystal spots on your knuckles at the center of the door. The stone door immediately lights up with patterns of light, emits a low friction sound, and slides open to one side.

A smell mixed with dust and faint crystal powder wafted over, and then several small luminescent crystals embedded in the niche lit up with a soft orange glow, covering the dim light coming from the public dome outside the window.

To be frank, Kalek's bedroom was not small, but its furnishings were quite simple, even somewhat shabby, compared to his status as a "light-pulse nobleman".

Against the wall stood a crystal bed frame with obvious signs of wear, covered with a thick but somewhat dull moss rug. Next to it was a simple crystal desk of the same material, with a small stack of odds and ends piled on one corner of the tabletop.

Although Xun Shi Mansion was old, it was still majestic in general, with no shortage of servants and guards. However, I never expected that the young master's bedroom would be reduced to such a extent.

'It seems the Xun Shi family spent all their remaining money on maintaining a respectable appearance.'

When a commoner family begins to decline, the first thing they cut back on is their outward appearance and dignity. But for an aristocratic family, the first things they cut back on are the things that are not visible.

After closing the door, Lynn placed the crystal plate on the table, then waved his hand to put the brown and green mushroom crystal stewed meat and the light-emitting worm soup into his storage ring, pretending that he had eaten.

I'm too lazy to pretend too much about my personality because changing my personality would only surprise people, but not eating is different. This kind of behavior that goes against common sense would make Lynn's pretense meaningless.

Lynn turned around and went to a huge, polished crystal wall embedded in the stone wall behind the desk.

This was Kalek's favorite place, crudely engraved with all sorts of crooked lines and symbols, some resembling crude crystal weapons, others like distorted faces or insects.

Extending his knuckles, Lynn gently pressed them against an inconspicuous eye-shaped graffiti on the crystal wall.

The next second, a faint light flashed across the crystal wall, and it slowly rose upwards, revealing a hidden door about half a meter square.

After checking that the door was locked again, Lynn bent down and crawled into the secret room known only to the direct descendants of the Shi family.

The main secret chamber is located beneath the entire Xunshi mansion and is enormous in scale. When the Xunshi family was at its most glorious, it was filled with all sorts of wealth and treasures, but now it has been almost completely looted, leaving only some worthless books.

However, these books were far more useful to Lynn than the treasure.

Lynn stood quietly in front of the dilapidated bookshelf, his immense spiritual power pouring out like a flowing stream.

slam-la-

Books seemed to be lifted up by an invisible giant hand, suspended in mid-air, their pages turning automatically at a speed far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

A few minutes later, the storm gradually subsided, with muffled thuds continuing. Almost all the books, like puppets without strings, fell back onto the shelves, leaving only two books still suspended in mid-air.

Lynn beckoned, and one of the books, with a heavy, antique cover, floated closer. On the dark cover, the ancient crystal characters "Fengjin Ningna Technique" were outlined using a technique similar to crystal inlay.

This is the Crystal Master cultivation method passed down by the Shi family. Lynn took a closer look and found that it was just a rudimentary method of absorbing and utilizing energy, so he lost interest and planned to put it back on the bookshelf.

But the next second, Lynn seemed to think of something and continued reading.

'From the description of the Crystal Condensation Technique, we can roughly infer that the two levels of the Crystal Master system are roughly equivalent to one level of the Wizard Apprentice.'

In other words, first- and second-level crystal masters are equivalent to third-class wizard apprentices, and third- and fourth-level crystal masters are equivalent to second-class wizard apprentices... However, as long as one cultivates the Sharp Gold Condensation Technique to its peak, one can become a sixth-level crystal master and a first-class wizard apprentice.
'Logically speaking, it should be very difficult for extraordinary life forms to exist in a Level 1 fragmented world... Even if they did, they would at most be equivalent to a third- or second-class wizard apprentice.'

Lynn frowned, a vague unease creeping into his heart.

A Level 6 Crystal Master is equivalent to a First-Class Wizard Apprentice, representing a significant improvement in life level compared to Second-Class and Third-Class Wizard Apprentices. Moreover, there's the previously mentioned Brilliant Golden Crystal...

If these two events occurred individually, they might not have been a big deal, but their simultaneous occurrence made the ever-cautious Lynn instinctively sense a hint of danger.

'Regardless, it's best to be cautious. We should try to maintain Kalek's facade as long as it's not torn apart... If that doesn't work, then we'll have to call in reinforcements.'

Thinking this through, Lynn carefully read through the Sharp Gold Condensation Technique again, which gave him more confidence to continue playing the role of a Crystal Master.

After putting the Golden Condensation Technique back on the bookshelf, Lynn began reading another book.

This book is the genealogy of the Xunshi family and also a chronicle of major events; it is very thick and extensive.

After quickly flipping through the pages for a few minutes, Lynn slowly stopped. The page read:

"In the year 1876 of the Spirit Crystal Calendar, when the summer light was dazzling, a divine crystal from outer space fell into the wilderness and was accidentally obtained by me and Carson Xunshi. Ten days later, I comprehended an amazing secret method from it and was able to create a secret treasure for finding the dazzling golden crystal!"

"Everyone knows that to become a crystal master, one must be born with crystal veins; otherwise, one cannot absorb crystal energy at all."

"However, crystal veins are extremely rare, almost one in ten thousand. Many noble families have fallen into a lower social class and even perished because their descendants failed to produce crystal veins."

"However, the Brilliant Golden Crystal can grant ordinary people crystal veins, and at least mid-grade crystal veins... This is the only treasure that allows ordinary people to acquire crystal veins later in life, and its rarity far exceeds that of naturally occurring crystal veins. And now I can actively seek out the Brilliant Golden Crystal!"
"May the God of Spirit Crystals bless us... My Xun Shi family is about to prosper!"

'Spirit Crystal Calendar 1876...that's about 60 years ago.' Lynn silently stroked the key points on the page, his eyes narrowing slightly: 'A celestial crystal...fallen into the wilderness...a secret technique suddenly comprehended.'

This whole thing seems strange no matter how you look at it.

However, it is worth mentioning that although the book by the Xun Shi family also mentions the brilliant golden crystal, the brilliant golden crystal in general is not the world's blessing.

The forms of world blessings are ever-changing. It can be a treasure that has never appeared in this world before, or it can be a treasure that already exists in this world, and its effects are no different from ordinary treasures.

Only a highly advanced civilization like the wizards, with its profound understanding of the world, could discern the difference between ordinary brilliant gold crystals and world-blessed brilliant gold crystals.

Simply put, while the treasures formed from the blessings of the world are no different in appearance and effect from ordinary treasures, their stability is completely different, with the former usually being far greater than the latter.

Their value to Lynn is also completely different.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lynn stopped thinking, put the book back for the time being, and left the secret room.

Sure enough, not long after he came out, old Nellie knocked on the door, brought several servants, carried the organized books into the bedroom, and then quietly left with the "finished" dinner plate.

However, before Lynn could look around for long, old Nellie suddenly knocked on the door again, his voice tense:
"Young Master, the Crystal Master from the Deep Prism family has suddenly come knocking!"

Lynn looked up, a hint of surprise on his face.

He didn't expect the Deep Prism family to suddenly come to visit at this time... Could it be that they want to get rid of me as soon as possible before I have truly grown up and become a Crystal Master?

Lynn shook his head, smiled slightly, tossed the book aside, and stood up.

He suddenly became too lazy to look around anymore.

Neither the crystal cluster disaster nor the feuds between families matter.

Lynn only knew that the dazzling golden crystals he had seen earlier, produced after Kalek and the others killed the Mossy Giant Lizard, must be a blessing from the world.

By working backward, we can confirm that the Xun Shi family's secret treasure can indeed help him obtain the world's blessings.

Then what he needs to do now is very clear.

It's simply a matter of finding the method to create the Stone Treasure and then using it to obtain a large amount of world blessings!

As for whether this secret technique was stolen by the Deep Edge family or by some "Gray Edge" family, with the memory extraction technique, he can find it eventually by following the clues.

"Young Master?" Old Nili paced anxiously outside the door, looking at the tightly closed bedroom door, wanting to force it open.

It's no wonder Old Nili was flustered; those Deep Edge family members were far too domineering, swaggering in right past the guards.

This menacing demeanor made Old Niri almost prepare for the worst. He ordered a trusted aide to inform the young master of Kalek to flee immediately, while he himself resolutely walked towards the Deep Edge family, attempting to buy time.

However, the Shenling family had not truly lost their minds. Although they had forcefully barged in, they maintained the etiquette of the nobility afterward, presenting their visiting cards and then sitting down in the reception room to wait.

hum-

The bedroom door slowly opened.

Old Nili's eyes lit up: "Young Master, the Shenling family's visitors are hostile. I'll have the guards escort you to safety for now..."

Lynn's calm gaze shifted over, silencing the words Old Niri hadn't finished saying.

"I understand, Steward Nili, please take me there."

Old Nellie looked very worried and stammered, "...But, a fourth-level crystal master has come to the Deep Prism family. He is Grom's uncle, Pran Deep Prism."

Lynn raised an eyebrow and said with an air of unquestionable certainty, "Then you must take me there, Butler Nili."

Old Nellie wanted to say something, but seeing Lynn's calm, even slightly joyful expression, he gradually calmed down and led the way forward.

'Anyway, the young master is also a crystal master now. Although he can't beat a level four crystal master, his status is completely different from before... In broad daylight, they might not dare to make a move.'

"Furthermore, I've already sent people to the Radiant Crystal Master Association. Judging by the time, the Radiant Crystal Family's representative should be arriving soon to register the young master as a Crystal Master... With them around, even if the Deep Edge family is arrogant, they won't dare to openly commit violence!"

Two minutes later, accompanied by an old man named Nellie with a worried expression, Lynn entered the old drawing room of the Xun Shi family.

As soon as I entered, I saw a burly figure sitting in the main seat.

This person was Pram Sin Leng, a muscular strongman rarely seen among the Spirit Crystal people. If you didn't look at the unique silver-gray crystal clusters on his head, he would resemble the dwarf image often seen in the fantasy world of my previous life.

He wore a crystal chip on his forehead, signifying a Level 4 Crystal Master. A chilling energy wave emanated from him, causing the surrounding air to seem to freeze. Old Nili even shivered.

Lynn was completely oblivious to this show of force and continued to scrutinize the couple sitting next to Pran Deep.

The man had a gloomy face, wore an expensive silk coat, and his narrow eyes revealed a hint of resentment and anxiety. His features were very similar to Grom's.

The woman wore a dark purple dress, and her distorted features due to obesity revealed a deep sense of unease.

The Deep Edge family's attendants stood behind the three like stone statues, their backs straight, their gazes sweeping over Lynn without any politeness.

Lynn suddenly had a strange feeling, as if Pulan and the others were the real hosts here, and he was just an unwelcome guest.

When he entered the reception room, none of the three people in front of him got up, not even bothering to move their bottoms.

Only Pran managed a forced, insincere smile as he offered a perfunctory greeting: "Good evening, Kalek."

Lynn didn't reply, but glanced with interest at the main seat occupied by Pram Deep Prism, then sat down opposite him and said calmly:

"If you've come to ask about Grom, I regret to inform you that Grom is dead."

Upon seeing the couple beside Pran who bore a striking resemblance to Grom, and sensing the underlying unease in them, Lynn essentially understood why the three members of the Deep Prism family had come.

Indeed, that was the case; Pran Deepridge had brought Grom's parents there to confront him.

However, they did not expect Lynn to say such a thing directly.

'Grom is dead... How is that possible?!'

Pran Deepridge's expression changed drastically, and Grom's parents cried out in surprise, quickly standing up and no longer displaying their previous arrogance.

"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting?!"

"What exactly did you do to Grom?!"

Lynn remained silent and took a sip of her crystal tea.

"Answer me!" Grom's parents cried out, their faces contorted. "What's wrong with Grom?!"

Lynn put down the old crystal glass and said in a calm voice, "Gentlemen, as I said, Grom is dead."

Snap... Bang—

The teacup shattered, the teapot fell, and Grom's parents approached Lynn, only to be stopped by several pale golden streaks of light.

The light band, though seemingly soft, easily cut several wounds where it came into contact with Grom's parents' bodies.

"Enough." Pulan snorted coldly, and white ice crystals appeared out of thin air, spinning and obliterating the pale golden light band.

His tone softened slightly, but it still couldn't hide his gloom: "Grom is unruly and went to the surface with a team of guards without our permission. He hasn't returned yet... I know the Deep Edge family and the Stone family have always been at odds, but Tess and the others meant no harm. They just want to know where their child is."

"So, you know that Grom, with a squad of guards, followed me to the surface?"

Lynn couldn't help but find it amusing.

The group of people in front of them weren't worried when Grom and his men were secretly following Kalek, but now that they realized Kalek had returned while Grom was nowhere to be found, they finally panicked.

“I told you, Grom is dead, killed by the mossy giant lizard.”

Grom's parents started yelling again, and Pran's eyes immediately turned sharp and fierce.
Before Pran could say anything, Lynn tossed out his family crest and announced loudly:
"By the witness of Radiant Vein, do you dare to engage in a glorious duel with me?"

A level four crystal master must be a high-ranking member of the Deep Prism family... Now that they've come knocking on our door, Lynn has no reason to let them go, and the memory extraction technique in his hand is already brewing.

(End of this chapter)