The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 205 Artificial Objects (4k)

The air in the passageway, filled with a faint smell of burning, seemed to freeze.

The once smooth and hard metal ground is now covered with cracks, just like the five Grand Crystal Masters of the Radiant Crystal family, who are in a sorry state.

Ortiz knelt, his chest heaving violently. Three jagged cracks remained on the crystal armor that flowed with a ghostly green light, the deepest of which almost pierced through the lining.

Weston leaned against a twisted and deformed gate, his thick arms hanging limply at his sides. His heavy armor of rock crystal was completely collapsed and deformed from his shoulders to his waist.

Bernhard and Ferguson were a little further apart, both deeply embedded in a concave metal wall. They tried to support themselves, but couldn't stand up.

But the one with the most serious injuries was Monen, the level 10 crystal master who arrived last and on whom Ortiz had placed high hopes.

He was the strongest trump card of the Huijing family, but at this moment he was like a stray dog ​​that had been kicked away by the roadside, clutching his stomach and curled up in the corner.

A large amount of blood flowed from his abdomen, meandering beneath him and pooling into a deep pool of blood.

Monen lowered his head, as if he could still see those terrifying purple-blue lightning bolts before his eyes...

Lynn was able to control that violent energy with ease, as if he were carving patterns on a shattered crystal!
This seemingly effortless operation has already surpassed the pinnacle of crystal energy that he has understood and pursued throughout his life!
Monen slowly raised his head, Ortiz slowly raised his head, Weston… Bernhard… Ferguson… they all raised their heads.

Five pairs of eyes, some bewildered, some shocked, some fearful, and some desperate, all focused on the calmly standing figure.

Who exactly are you?

Lynn smiled, satisfied with the reactions and tone of the Huijing group.

"Let me introduce myself, I am Kalek Xunshi."

“Following the stone…” Half of the Radiant Crystal family crystal masters looked confused, while only Ortiz and Monen seemed to understand.

"Are you the Crystal Master who was promoted to the Xun Shi family half a month ago?" Ortiz murmured.

“If the Xunshi family doesn’t have a second Karek, then yes.” Lynn smiled.

Ortiz and Monn were immediately plunged into even greater shock and fear.

Meng En gritted his teeth, barely managed to stand up, and then prostrated himself on the ground, pleading word by word:

"The outrageous things we did at the Xunshi Mansion twelve years ago were the idea of ​​me, Ortiz, and Oliet, and had nothing to do with the other members of the Huijing family."

“Now that Oliette has passed away, only Ortiz and I remain. We are willing to offer all the wealth of the Radiant Crystal family and our own lives in the hope that you will spare the lives of the other members of the Radiant Crystal family!”

Ortiz's eyes flickered, and after a moment he finally collapsed to his knees, whispering, "Please spare the lives of the others, and we will return the divine crystal to its rightful owner!"

"Clan Chief, Your Excellency Meng'en!" The other Crystal Masters looked astonished, their hearts filled with confusion and bewilderment.

If Lynn were truly Calek of the Stone Family, he would surely scoff at Ortiz and Monn's words.

Even though the rest of the Huijing family did not participate in the plundering and robbery twelve years ago, each of them enjoyed the benefits brought by that operation.

From this perspective, they are all guilty... and besides, eliminating the weeds is a traditional virtue!
However, Lynn was not the real Kalek after all, so he remained noncommittal, simply saying:

"Let's go, take me to see the Divine Crystal. I also have some questions I want to ask you."

Ortiz quickly got up and showed a respectful expression.

Since Lynn didn't kill them now, their chances of survival are undoubtedly much greater.

Moreover, during the battle just now, he could clearly feel that Lynn had held back a lot of his strength, only injuring them and not killing them.

All five of them appeared to be seriously injured, but in reality, thanks to their strong physiques, they were all able to recover almost completely within two days.

Following the metal corridor, Lynn soon arrived back at the secret room he had infiltrated.

Upon opening the door, the first secret room still contained dazzling golden crystals, but there were only two, likely acquired within the last two weeks.

Lynn thought to himself that these people never learn their lesson, and then unceremoniously pocketed the dazzling gold crystal.

As for the second secret room, it is currently empty. It is estimated that the stone-tracking treasures prepared during this period have been exchanged for the dazzling golden crystals from earlier, and there are no stock left.

Ortiz pushed open the last door, led the way inside, then stepped aside and stood respectfully to the side.

This time, Lynn was finally able to see the entire secret room.

The interior of the secret chamber is circular, with a beautiful arched dome scattered with tiny, luminous crystals, like a starry sky. A ring of tiered seating surrounds the central black crystal altar along the wall.

On the crystal altar was placed that ghastly green crystal—the Celestial Crystal.

Lynn squinted and slowly approached the divine crystal. When he was about a meter away, he suddenly sensed a strange fluctuation coming from the divine crystal!
This fluctuation was a mental fluctuation, and it was not friendly. It immediately triggered Lynn's own defense mechanism. The mental strength from the first-tier body and the willpower from the first-tier body spontaneously formed a barrier, isolating the strange fluctuation from the outside.

Lynn frowned, stopped in his tracks, then turned around. His gaze swept over the five crystal masters behind him, and a surge of powerful spiritual energy erupted, causing the five crystal masters in front of him to fall to the ground.

"What's wrong, Lord Kalek!" Monn looked at Lynn's unfriendly face with confusion, gritting his teeth and hesitating whether to fight to the death.

But seeing his appearance, Lynn suddenly withdrew her mental energy and asked calmly, "You didn't intend to use the divine crystal to ambush me?"

"Ambush... How could a divine crystal have the power to cause harm? It's just a treasure containing profound knowledge! If it could deal with a powerful person like you, we wouldn't have succeeded so easily twelve years ago." Ortiz stood up with some humiliation and said indignantly.

Lynn's heart sank, and he quickly asked again, "Can't you detect the unusual effects it's sending?"

That strange fluctuation was most likely some kind of mental attack. Although we don't know its specific effects, it's impossible for it not to exist.

"Abnormal...impact?"

The bewilderment on the faces of the five Spirit Crystal people made Lynn even more uneasy. He pointed at Meng En and ordered, "You, get closer to the Divine Crystal."

Meng En was puzzled, but the situation did not allow him to hesitate. As he walked, he pleaded, "Your Excellency, I will do whatever you need me to do. I only hope that you will spare the lives of the rest of the Radiant Crystal Clan."

After saying these words, Meng En had already stepped within a meter of the divine crystal. A look of intoxication immediately appeared on his face as he murmured, "Divine crystal... how beautiful the divine crystal is."

The other Spirit Crystal people didn't notice anything amiss, but Lynn was immediately alarmed. He narrowed his eyes and activated his Knight Aura.

Meng En was slightly stunned. The infatuation with the divine crystal in his eyes gradually faded, and his expression became extremely dejected: "Alas, my Radiant Crystal family has existed for thousands of years. Is it going to perish in my hands now... I am truly a useless sinner!"

At the height of his excitement, Monen almost wanted to raise the crystal knife in his hand and slit his own throat.

Lynn reduced the effects of his knightly aura and said sternly, "Take another look at the divine crystal now!"

Meng En was startled and quickly nodded to do as instructed. He looked at the divine crystal and suddenly paused.

Monen didn't know what was wrong, but something just felt off. "Do you feel that the divine crystal's attraction to you has greatly diminished?" Lynn asked.

Monen nodded slowly. He was not stupid. With Lynn's prompting, he gradually realized what was going on. He stared at the divine crystal, a faint fear flashing in his eyes.

"Divine Crystals... actually possess the ability to bewitch people?"

“That’s right.” Lynn nodded and deactivated his knight aura.

A look of intoxication reappeared in Meng En's eyes, but this time he quickly recovered, averting his gaze from the divine crystal as if electrocuted, and hurriedly retreated.

The other crystal masters who witnessed all of this also had rather unpleasant expressions.

No intelligent being would like something that can distort the mind; the Gunn wizard disliked it, and neither did the Spirit Crystal race.

"Your Excellency... what exactly is this divine crystal?" Meng En couldn't help but ask, then added angrily.

No wonder we did such an irrational thing twelve years ago!
"The three of us originally went to Xunshi Mansion to provide rescue, but we accidentally saw the Divine Crystal and suddenly went on a killing spree, taking the Divine Crystal away."

"Afterwards, Ortiz, Oliet, and I often wondered why we did that that night, but we could never figure it out... It turns out that the divine crystal itself was the culprit!"

The words of the man were sincere and heartfelt.

In Huimai City, the Huijing family had a thousand better ways to obtain the Xunshi family's divine crystals, but they chose the worst one.

Thinking about it now, I'm truly furious... If it weren't for this, perhaps the Huijing family wouldn't be facing this calamity today.

After silently listening to the truth of twelve years ago, Lynn did not answer Mon's question and walked straight towards the Divine Crystal.

From the current perspective, the power of the divine crystal to bewitch people is far from being able to influence a first-tier wizard.

The Divine Crystal only encountered this group of Spirit Crystal People who possessed a high level of life but had an extremely shallow understanding of power. If it were in the wizarding world, it probably wouldn't even be able to influence ordinary first-class wizard apprentices.

Therefore, the Divine Crystal poses no threat to Lynn for the time being.

However, the more Lynn learned, the more uneasy he felt.

'In the year 1876 of the Spirit Crystal Calendar, when the summer light shone brilliantly, a divine crystal from outer space fell into the wilderness…'

He inexplicably thought of the records in the Xun Shi family... The origin and power of this divine crystal were truly suspicious.

Reaching out to take the celestial crystal, Lynn prepared his defenses and then began to examine it.

A glint appeared in his eyes, and magical fluctuations flickered in his hands.

After a long while, Lynn let out a sigh of relief, his face extremely pale, and muttered to himself.

"This divine crystal is indeed a man-made object created later... and it is most likely an object specifically made for the Spirit Crystal People!"

Those with limited knowledge of spirit crystals might not be able to see the essence hidden beneath the naturally formed appearance of divine crystals, but Lynn, who came from a highly developed wizarding world, only needed a slight examination to see several artificially created energy circuits.

Perhaps thinking that the Spirit Crystal people wouldn't notice these clues, many of the structures in the Divine Crystal didn't have the same encrypted and defensive structures as the witchcraft tools Lynn usually saw.

The reason Lynn didn't think that the people who made the divine crystals couldn't make these things was because the energy circuits and structures were incredibly intricate!
Lynn had only ever seen structures of that caliber in some high-end first-level magical artifacts.

Moreover, this complex way of creating extraordinary items... feels like something out of a wizarding style.

'However, these are techniques I've never seen before.'

Lynn didn't deliberately lower his voice, but the crystal masters from the Huijing family present all had excellent hearing, so they heard it clearly, and each of them showed a look of shock on their faces.

“The Celestial Crystals… were created by someone,” Meng En murmured.

"If there's a problem with the divine crystal, then that means that the Crystal Seeking... the Stone Following Treasure is also..." Ortiz looked incredulous.

Lynn's face was exceptionally gloomy, and he echoed Ortiz's words, continuing:

"That's right, the Stone Treasure Trove also has problems."

"I don't think that entity in the shadows is so benevolent... They went to great lengths to send us the divine crystals just to increase our strength."

As he spoke, Lynn suddenly turned his head and asked:

"Does your Brilliant Crystal family have a complete list of those who have used the Brilliant Golden Crystal?"

“Yes,” Ortiz nodded.
"Give me a list, and clearly indicate their current status."

Ortiz nodded, and after obtaining consent, turned and left.

Not long after, Ortiz returned to the secret chamber with the list. The clever crystal master did not do anything unnecessary, such as asking for help.

After all, the five crystal masters had already reached the pinnacle of the entire Spirit Crystal Clan, yet they still couldn't do anything to Lynn... Calling in more crystal masters would only be sending them to their deaths.

Lynn took the list, and an expression of "I knew it" gradually appeared on his face.

"In the past twelve years, half of the people who have taken the brilliant golden crystals found by the Stone-Seeking Treasure have died for various reasons... This is clearly not a coincidence!"

'Those glittering golden crystals are essentially the blessings of the world, and the essence of the blessings of the world is the mutated origin of the world… Could that lurking being be using this method to consume, or even further, devour, the origin of the Mossy World?!'

The more you know, the more terrifying the unknown existence behind the mossy world becomes.

Lynn felt incredibly gloomy, as if a huge boulder was pressing down on him, and he wished he could return to Gunn's world immediately.

'Damn Durant!'

Lynn turned around and said slowly to the spirit crystal figure behind him:
"As you can see, the Celestial Crystal is a complete conspiracy."

"I'm not exaggerating, but if things continue like this, not only will the Spirit Crystal People be destroyed, but this world itself will soon be completely destroyed!"

After a moment of hesitation, Ortiz asked in a low voice:

"Your Excellency...why do you say that?"

Lynn smiled, but asked in return:

Do you know why I am so strong?

(End of this chapter)