Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 292 Type I Nature Guardian (4000)

Locke frowned. The voice coming from the World Tree was not only mysterious, but also contained a lot of information that he did not know, so much so that he could not understand the specific meaning of its words.

However, in previous instances of sensing the natural plane, he was unable to speak voluntarily within this illusion.

This time, however, after several attempts, I realized that I could speak, but it was as if humans had never had this organ before, so I was unable to use it for the time being.

But after numerous attempts, Locke finally uttered his first syllable within the illusion of this natural plane. "You..."

Instantly, the natural forces of the natural plane reacted to this simple syllable of human language.

A series of natural force storms appeared above them.

But these terrifying storms of natural forces are as insignificant as ripples in the face of the great World Tree.

But for Locke, it was an endless storm of magic.

Locke's soul kept breaking through its limits, reaching the limit of the human soul. In this realm above the limit, it reacted with the natural primal force of the natural plane.

Locke immediately realized that this was the plane of natural forces, almost the largest external source of wood elemental magic particles.

The remaining sources should be the forests and other ecosystems within those planes themselves.

In some theories, the torrent of composite particles of the wood element is referred to as life energy.

Therefore, even uttering the simplest syllable here could trigger a reaction from the natural forces, producing some kind of natural magic.

This also indirectly proves his magical level as a first-level plant-based wizard.

A first-ring wizard is no longer a mortal.

Its soul has reached a height that mortals cannot reach.

A first-ring botanical wizard's combat power will be infinitely enhanced if they are in a plane of natural forces.

Of course, in the prime material plane, he certainly wouldn't have the same advantages as in the natural force plane.

Locke pondered for a moment. Since he couldn't utter any simple syllables in the natural plane, he couldn't communicate with the World Tree, which was manifested by the mysterious will of the natural plane.

But this is a rare opportunity, and who knows when we'll have another chance.

Therefore, Locke quickly began to think of a solution. He had to contact the World Tree of the Natural Plane before severing this connection. "Using ordinary human language has this effect. If I use proper magical language, a wind of plant magic will immediately sweep through."

"The plane of natural forces is still very dangerous for me at the moment."

"If you are not careful, a continuous magical storm may form around you."

"It was the World Tree that blocked the chain of magical reactions caused by the syllable I uttered."

"Wait a minute, I also know another language, it's Modo!"

Locke immediately tried to communicate with the World Tree in the language of Modo. The language of Modo is a language of negative energy, which is naturally incompatible with life magic. Therefore, it is possible that uttering a simple syllable will not trigger his magical will and imbue the natural primal force around him with plant magic.

This caused a continuous, sweeping magical storm that stretched for thousands of miles.

Locke attempted to speak in the language of Mordor: "Great consciousness of the natural plane, I am Locke Augustine."

"I pay my respects to you here."

"But I want to ask you, what is defense, what is victory throughout history, and what was that catastrophe half a million years ago?"

Locke asked about the secret he had been searching for all along.

The World Tree's consciousness didn't seem too surprised that Locke would communicate with it using the negative language of Modo. "Three-Eyed, you've become even smarter."

"That cataclysmic disaster... cannot be mentioned; most of the nature guardians perished in that disaster."

"A select few outstanding individuals among the three-eyed individuals will be chosen as nature guardians. Nature guardians are responsible for guarding the environment."

The World Tree consciousness is not like a human consciousness; its thinking is vast and slow, fair and objective.

"The duty of guarding is a special individual chosen by the natural plane to protect the natural ecosystem. These chosen magical creatures, possessing intelligence and power, are the guardians of nature."

"Nature guardians protect nature, and there are different types of nature guardians. The role of Type I nature guardians is that when a biological group has reached the optimal solution in the natural environment, the group and the natural environment have reached a relative balance, and there are no longer any external threats or natural enemies, so that social structure, technological progress, and their own evolution have stagnated for a long time, Type I nature guardians will appear and make the group fear natural enemies again."

"To promote the further evolution of the natural ecosystem."

"Type I Nature Guardians are the manifestation of natural evolutionary power. Their duties differ from those of other types of Nature Guardians, therefore Type I Nature Guardians are calamity beasts. They bring negative feedback, such as destruction and disaster, to the natural world. A certain amount of negative feedback must exist in the natural ecosystem, otherwise the ecosystem will collapse and evolution will stagnate."

"Disasters, death, plagues, diseases, and natural enemies, as well as you monstrous creatures, all contribute to the continuous evolution of the ecosystem."

A golden-green light appeared in the innate demonic eye on Locke's forehead, forming a unique black-red rune within it.

This rune is written in natural primal script, which is extremely profound and has a complexity that Locke has never encountered before in the life magic script.

At the same time, Locke seemed to receive some kind of blessing. After activating this natural force rune, all his magic power and physical strength increased to a new level, roughly doubling.

Moreover, Locke sensed, in the depths of his being, a change in the Earthly Elemental Magnetism within his Innate Demon Eye. It seemed that, due to that single Natural Force Rune, he could now receive the special blessing of the Natural Force Rune.

This is equivalent to obtaining the identity of a Nature Guardian through the Three-Eyed Tiger Cat, and the Nature Guardian brings a set of stat bonuses plus a skill change.

Through Locke's hand pressing on its trunk, the World Tree transmitted another illusion: in a dense jungle, a group of reptiles had reached a certain limit in their evolution. They occupied most of the ecological resources and refused to evolve, choosing to maintain the status quo, which had remained unchanged for millions of years.

One day, a reptile capable of flight accidentally fell into the lava of a volcano. It was reborn from the lava and reappeared in the world, bringing high temperatures and heat to the entire world. Large areas of magical plants began to die, the ecosystem collapsed, and the reptile population began to die off in large numbers.

While the ecosystem appears to be being destroyed, the reptile population, which had stagnated for millions of years without evolving, has begun to change under the power of this natural disaster.

The scene shifts again, this time showing a humanoid civilization that has reached its peak of intelligence. They have long since overcome birth, aging, sickness, and death, and have no enemies. However, they have refused to explore the outside world, remaining stagnant, consuming their existing resources, and indulging in comfort and pleasure; their civilization has completely stagnated. But suddenly one day, a terrifying, giant hydra emerges from the earth, frantically destroying all the cities of this civilization and forcing them to leave their original location.

The last scene is a forest engulfed in flames, seemingly turning the entire forest floor into a sea of ​​fire. However, when the flames disappear, it is revealed that it was just a low-temperature fire that had spread across the forest floor.

After the fire, parasites and pathogens on the plants inside the forest were eliminated. The burning flames ignited the weak and diseased branches, which turned to ashes and nourished the truly strong trees in the forest, making the entire forest healthier and allowing it to continue to evolve.

The World Tree transmitted its will: 'This is the truth.'

'Negative feedback is necessary; the duty of the calamity beasts in guarding the borders is to kill.'

This is a duty of guardianship originating from ancient times. In ancient times, among biological groups possessing special factors, individuals were chosen as guardians of nature and classified into different types, each with different responsibilities.

However, this mechanism is currently experiencing serious problems.

"Three Eyes, we must not let the catastrophe of half a million years ago repeat itself. As long as it doesn't happen again, we can maintain our long-standing victory and continue to win."

The next moment, Locke's connection with the World Tree's will was severed.

Even a first-ring wizard's soul strength is insufficient to maintain contact with the world consciousness of the Force plane for such a long time.

If it weren't for the existence of the special Nature Guardian system, Locke would never have been able to have such a deep exchange with the world consciousness of the natural plane and gain such profound knowledge at the first stage.

This knowledge was essentially transmitted directly to him by the will of the world, somewhat similar to the unity of heaven and man in his previous life, or perhaps a kind of divine inspiration.

After all, studying and reading books are just a few ways to acquire knowledge.

The world is vast, and there are countless other ways to acquire knowledge, but the barriers to entry are quite high, making them inaccessible to the average person.

Inside the central control room of the research institute located in the Forbidden Forest Swamp, Locke sat on the ground, lost in thought.

He was still in the state of having activated his innate demonic eye, which contained runes of natural primal force. "The way things are developing right now is a bit strange."

Locke looked in the mirror and pondered, "I've read about the descriptions of natural force runes in books; wizards call them 'primal runes.'"

"That is the oldest rune in the world, which has inspired the wizarding world countless times. Many wizards are tracing its origins and proving that the [Primal Rune] does indeed exist."

“But most of them failed. Now I’ve actually obtained something that even first-ring wizards, or even second-ring wizards, haven’t been able to research.” Locke’s expression was strange.

"This... is actually quite enjoyable."

"I just try not to use it in front of people. I don't want to attract the attention of second-ring wizards."

Locke looked at the black and red runes in the innate demonic eye on his forehead; those were ancient, primordial runes.

Legend has it that the earliest wizards studied these primitive runes in depth, absorbing countless magical essences from them.

For a long time, however, it was simply regarded as a children's story and was not taken seriously by wizards.

But its own existence has already proven that the original runes do indeed exist.

Locke pondered, "Although I still don't understand what the catastrophe that wiped out almost all ancient creatures 500,000 years ago was or how it came about, I finally understand what the guardians of nature are."

"Type I Nature Guardians are all disaster beasts, responsible for bringing new calamities and dangers."

"These disasters and dangers drive the evolution of species in nature. Therefore, Type I nature guardians are, in a sense, natural disasters."

"To prevent any race from losing its drive to move forward after achieving the optimal solution in the current natural environment, stagnating, wasting resources in place, and ultimately perishing."

Locke took out his notebook from his astral ring and wrote down the divine knowledge he had received from the World Tree. "Of course, besides Type I Nature Guardians, there must be more types of Nature Guardians. And the first ring should only be the minimum requirement for a Type I Nature Guardian to fulfill their duties."

"I wonder if there will be any new changes after I get to the Second Ring Road."

"Or perhaps the bloodline of the Three-Eyed Tiger Cat can only obtain a template of a Level 1 Type I Nature Guardian at most?"

"Then we need to trace the origins and seek out the bloodlines of more advanced ancient creatures."

"After obtaining the Disaster Beast's panel, all my strengths doubled on the spot, and I also gained a special ability that is currently developing. Moreover, as my base strength increases in the future, because of the Disaster Beast template, all my panels will double, at least in the first stage."

"This is a powerful force that we cannot ignore."

"It's extremely cost-effective. Wizards are meant to explore the unknown like this."

Locke drew a picture of the Orkney ancient giant bear and the three-eyed tiger-eyed cat in his notebook, and after thinking for a moment, he wrote "gold" next to it.

"Or perhaps I could be digging into the bloodlines of unknown ancient creatures that I already possess."

"According to the World Tree, the Guardians of Nature can only be selected from certain ancient creature groups, which explains why there is no information about Guardians of Nature in the wizarding world today."

“Nature guardians are rare even among ancient species, let alone now, most ancient species in the world have become extinct.”

"If the Nature Guardians are the hands and feet of the Natural Plane that interfere with the operation of the world, then most of the Natural Plane's hands and feet have already been severed."

Locke was puzzled. "Then that great catastrophe in the past had a wider reach and a more severe impact than I imagined."

"It has even changed the logic of how the world works."

What exactly happened 500,000 years ago?

"Exploring this secret will undoubtedly bring me enormous benefits. The secret is power; unlocking the secret will grant me power."

Locke placed his palm on the amethyst matrix, and immediately a line of numbers appeared on the matrix—3000, 3500!

My current mana is 3,000 and my demonic pressure is 3,500!

(End of this chapter)