Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 96: All Things Sensing
This used to be a mangrove forest in the Windy Hills. After the terrain changed dramatically, the river water rose and submerged them all in water.

It is as quiet as an ancient relic, with its intricate root system intertwined in the water like an abstract art painting.

On the other side, facing the sunny slope, you can see sunlight shining through the clear water and onto the treetops.

Many huge trees seem to be still alive, facing the sky above, and from time to time you can see schools of fish swimming among them, bringing a breath of life.

Roy had no intention of appreciating the beautiful underwater scenery. Instead, he searched with a bit of caution, gradually coming to a flat ground below and sensing it carefully.

"Based on the direction of the earth veins here...

It should be a little further south!"

Not long after, Roy moved and sensed with his mental power again for a while, and finally nodded with satisfaction.

"This location should be right."

The ley lines of the wizarding world are similar to the magical ley lines of other planes and worlds. They are all a kind of natural energy enrichment, and even a high-power field that manifests in the form of elemental force.

They are like mountains and rivers, spread all over the earth, with mana flowing through them, easily accumulating and demonizing, forming various natural witchcraft materials or demonized items.

Roy searched around according to the treasure-hunting method of tracing the energy of the earth veins recorded in the book, and suddenly found a stone platform that looked relatively flat, about the size of a millstone.

So he set up a simple witchcraft formation on it and began to guide the spiritual power in the entire lake.

This is the method to collect crystals from the Holy Lake.

If the spiritual power in this lake is sufficient, we should be able to gain something in ten days or half a month.

……

Gulu!
Bubbles surge.

Roy emerged from the bottom of the water, his body slowly rising, and finally standing on the water surface.

Celine saw this, came around from the other side, and waited in front.

When Roy stepped onto the shore, she came up to him and told him, "I just looked around and didn't see anything unusual."

Roy nodded. This place was rarely visited, so it was normal that there were no apprentices around.

He said to Celine, "It seems the intelligence is accurate. There's real hope of collecting Holy Lake Crystals here. We'll have to stay here for a while."

They immediately began to set up camp.

Before I knew it, it was evening.

Roy and Celine simply picked up some dry firewood and started a bonfire.

Since he carried a storage magic device, he did not need to eat dry food or hunt temporarily, which greatly improved the adventure experience.

"It would be nice if there were some kind of magical pet or self-regulating mechanism.

Forget it, let’s take it slow.”

As Roy enjoyed the broth, he felt a little bit of anticipation.

"You're already an elite apprentice now, can't you afford those things?" Celine asked.

“It’s not that we can’t afford it, but that it’s not necessary.

Think about it, I might get promoted someday, and then all the configurations will have to be replaced, which is a lot of unnecessary trouble."

Roy said as a matter of course.

"That's true. Many things learned during the apprenticeship stage are no longer useful after promotion. The level gap is too big."

Celine was slightly startled when she heard this.

"Of course, I'm not talking about you.

Even if I become a full-fledged wizard, I will take you with me."

Roy saw her dilemma and smiled.

Celine was skeptical after hearing this.

But as a follower, she is not that pretentious.

So without saying anything more, he continued to drink his broth, and then went to patrol and stand guard nearby to perform his duties.

……

Nothing happened that night and the next day came quickly.

Roy dove into the water again to investigate. The platform housing the magic array was in good working order, showing no signs of disturbance by fish or aquatic monsters.

"It seems that this place is still quite peaceful and no powerful monsters have been raised yet."

After confirming this, Roy felt relieved.

"Actually, I really don't understand why this material can be used to make potions." Celine couldn't help but say, "It clearly looks like salt particles precipitated from lake water.

When I was a junior apprentice, I also tried hard to understand these witchcraft things, but I spent many years and still couldn't get the point."

Roy couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

“It’s normal not to understand.

If it were so easy to understand, could it be witchcraft?"

In fact, there are many unsolved mysteries in this world, such as the source of one’s own talents, the reason for traveling through time, and so on.

Also, why do the Screaming Potion use bat wings, and the Activating Potion use slime, dried earthworms, etc.

As a time traveler, Roy actually doesn't quite understand many things about witchcraft.

But he knew that this was a classic "black box".

Not understanding it does not affect its use.

Witchcraft mostly focuses on this part, which is different from Arcane's emphasis on the "white box".

He said to Celine, "Why do I have to understand? That's arcane thinking, not witchcraft thinking.

What I care more about is whether there are proven recipes, and whether there have been previous explorations and empirical evidence.

Have you ever heard of the concept of all things being connected?"

"Of course," Celine said. "It's the foundation of witchcraft."

"In alchemy and witchcraft, this material symbolizes the pure and flawless spirit of nature. It is in tune with all things in the universe, and therefore can be used as an ingredient in mana essence potions."

Roy gave a brief explanation and then spread his hands.

"As for why this feeling arises, don't ask me, I don't know much.

Perhaps some of the books in the library will explain this, but I haven't had time to read them all.

If I had a teacher to guide me, I might be able to solve my doubts, but I don’t have one yet.”

……

In the blink of an eye, a few more days passed.

Roy guards the lake every day to monitor the collection of holy lake crystals.

I was relieved to find that some salt-like crystals really began to appear on the stone platform.

That is the Holy Lake Crystal that he needs!

"As the records show, sufficient spiritual energy can produce this kind of solid crystal.

This looks a bit like the formation of pearls inside clam meat. If it were inside a living organism, it would be possible to pick them ready-made.

But that’s something you don’t always get.”

After coming out of the water again, Roy stood on the surface, dried the moisture between his hair and clothes, and said to Celine.

He carefully collected the small particles he saw.

However, he did not add the same spirit-gathering magic array nearby, because this kind of thing mainly depends on the earth vein energy itself.

In the nearby scene, there are enough witch formations.

Not long after, Roy arrived at the temporary camp, sat in front of the tent, set up a simple small table, and enjoyed today's breakfast.

He would get up every day and go into the water to investigate without even having time to eat, and he would check again before dark at night.

But the treasure on the stone platform below is very important.

At this moment, Roy's mind moved slightly.

His spiritual power, which had already reached the peak of an apprentice, gave him a vague feeling that he was being spied on.

(End of this chapter)