Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 114 Hussein Quinn

The first characteristic is a typical leap in consciousness; if you tell him something east, he tells you something west, without any logic.

The second characteristic is that the person loses the ability to move and lies on the ground unable to move. This is probably why the patient was brought in. In this case, it is easy to mistake it for a paralysis curse.

However, there is a third characteristic: the person is prone to outbursts of anger and violent tendencies that are not present in their original personality when subjected to external force.
But why didn't the patient in front of me become enraged the moment his body was touched?
This cannot be the curse of split consciousness.

Locke realized this instantly, and his mind raced through the possibilities: if this wasn't a consciousness splitting curse, then what was it?
'The main treatment for the consciousness splitting curse is to heal nerve damage, enhance the body's surface magic resistance, and attempt consciousness fusion. That's right, the key is consciousness fusion.' A flash of inspiration struck Locke.

So, the taboo against treating multiple self-curses is simply prohibiting the use of consciousness fusion as a treatment method, right?

Because once consciousness merges, it will aggravate the original multiple self-curses, leading to a complex situation that transcends the original curses due to the use of drugs for treatment.

Based on the information just recorded, this is also a technique used by the Blood Curse Court to exploit the potion makers' misjudgment at Lilith's Hut to intensify the curse effect on the victim.

It's important to understand that once multiple self-curses are forcibly merged into one soul, it's impossible to predict what will happen to this wizard apprentice. He might turn into a dangerous, enraged killing machine, indiscriminately launching magical attacks on those around him, which is extremely dangerous.

This is no longer just a simple treatment error.

Realizing this, Locke saw that Aisie and Angru were about to pour the Twin Flower Soul-Gathering Potion into the mouth of the first-class wizard apprentice of the Holly Tower, and immediately shouted to stop them, "Wait a minute."

The two paused, then turned back to look at Locke with displeasure, but their actions remained unchanged.

Both were veteran potion master assistants, and they were confident in their judgment, so they naturally had no doubts. Locke didn't have time to say anything more.

The two had already placed the potion bottle to the apprentice wizard's lips. The apprentice wizard's eyes darted around, a strange look flashing across them, but he happened to lower his head, so he concealed it well.

But the next moment, Aisie and Anglu were both furious, because they discovered that their bodies had been bound by Locke's magical vines without them even realizing it.

Locke used the Green Grip to grab the two of them and pull them toward him.

Inside the office, everyone present was stunned. They hadn't expected anyone to use magic in this office, let alone that Locke would attack one of his own people.

The two first-class wizard apprentices, white wizards, had little combat experience, so when the invisible ominous mandrake vines wrapped around them, they didn't immediately use magic to break free.

Aisie shrieked, "What are you doing? Are you crazy? Attacking your own people? You'll be severely punished by the academy's higher-ups!"

Anglu was also furious, turning back to glare at Locke. "You'd better explain yourself, or I'll definitely send you to the White Wizard Prison."

Aisi angrily raised her right hand, revealing a magical plant hidden beneath her sleeve: the Windfeather Dandelion, a magical plant used in conjunction with the spell Shattered Light Floating Seed.

Shattered Light Seed is a plant-based magic that combines elements of the Light Magic Particles from the Evocation School.

From between the fingers of Anglu's right hand, a bellflower emerged, a magical plant that complemented the spell [Sonic Flower Cannon].

Clearly, the two were preparing to retaliate. Inside the office, a potion-making assistant tried to mediate. "What happened? Aren't we all on the same side? What conflict requires this? You first-class wizard apprentice, let go of them! Their magic is far more powerful than yours; you'll suffer a great loss if you continue like this..."

Locke couldn't care less about the two of them anymore. He used Green Gleam to grab the three vine and leaf shields that formed in front of him to protect himself. At the same time, he used the third vine to grab the bottle of Twin Flower Soul-Gathering Potion that Aisie missed and fell into the air.

At the same time, the wizard apprentice from Holly Tower, who had been lying on the sickbed, suddenly sat up, revealing a very sinister expression—an expression that only someone who had fought through countless reincarnations in the world of death could show.

It was filled with murderous intent, as if human life was nothing more than straw dogs.

He reached out his right hand to grab the bottle of Twin Flower Soul-Gathering Potion in mid-air, but missed. Locke's Ominous Mandragora Vines beat him to it and snatched the potion away.

At that moment, all the potion master assistants in the office realized something was wrong, and they all looked at the apprentice from the Holly Tower.

Aisie and Anglu also stopped their attack on Locke and turned to look at the Holly Tower apprentice who suddenly made a strange move.

Anglu muttered to himself. "Impossible. The consciousness splitting curse would render the afflicted person immobile, turning them into a helpless victim. How could he possibly actively seek out the potion, unless... wait, why didn't his emotions escalate into a berserk state?"

“I misjudged the situation.” Angru’s back was drenched in cold sweat. He glanced gratefully at Locke, finally understanding why Locke had suddenly used magic to pull him away. “Thank you. I really misunderstood you. Thank you for stopping me from making such a silly mistake.”

Aisha was also shaken. She looked at Locke with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty. "Th...thank you."

Locke released the two of them, and at the same time he sensed the wizard apprentice in the Holly Tower looking at him with malice.

The familiar feeling returned.

That feeling of being watched...

The wizard apprentice from the Holly Tower stared at Locke, a smirk playing on his lips. "It's you again."

"Potion Master's assistant? The last time I saw you, you had just become a first-class wizard apprentice. Your advancement speed is quite fast."

“You’ve ruined my plans this time. I was planning to conduct an experiment using your potion-making assistant’s Twin Flower Soul-Gathering Potion to see if any strange changes would occur when I merged my consciousness with this wizard apprentice’s personality. Unfortunately, you’ve interrupted me. I can’t buy Twin Flower Soul-Gathering Potion in the Dark Wizarding Region.”

"You interrupted one of my experiments."

Locke immediately realized who he was. "You're the one who manipulated the corpse explosion spell before."

Aisie immediately stepped forward, aiming the Windfeather Dandelion at him with disgust. "You despicable dark wizard, that's not how you use potions. The Twin Flower Soul-Gathering Potion is for gathering souls. You deserve to die."

The next moment, she used [Shattered Light Floating Seed] on the apprentices of the Holly Tower.

The wind-feathered dandelion released countless dandelion seeds that resembled specks of light, like laser fragments, which transformed into a rainbow of light and rushed towards the Holly Tower apprentice.

(End of this chapter)