Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 367 The Wizarding Grounds of Takamagahara and the Purple Road of Exile
One day later.

Inside the central control room of the Silver Shuttle of the Sun, Edward, the alchemist in the liquefaction stage, sighed as he spoke to Locke, who had been invited there, and to some other wizards who had made significant contributions to the defense of the Void Warship.

Edward said, "That's how it is."

"I have already reported this attack to the Airship Management Department of the White Wizard Association. The wizards of the Prophecy School in the Airship Management Department told me that the mastermind behind the attack on the airship is the witch Zoe, who comes from the High Heaven Plains."

A first-ring wizard spoke up: "The Plains of High Heavens?"

"That's a high-level wizarding territory, and most of the wizarding organizations there are skilled in defensive magic. I've heard that second-ring wizards are quite common there, and there are even third- and fourth-ring wizards of the defensive school."

"Moreover, the High Heaven Plain is the main...main production site of the Void Warship's defense system."

The Void Battleship is a joint creation of the major wizarding lands in the Wizarding World. It was a project invitation issued by the White Wizarding Association headquarters to all wizarding lands in the Wizarding World. Each part of the Void Battleship was divided into individual components, which were designed, manufactured, and assembled by different wizarding organizations in different wizarding lands.

Therefore, the Void Warship is one of the magical creations of the Wizarding Civilization.

Old Wizard Edward said helplessly, "That's true."

"That's why the other side is so familiar with the operation and defense system of our Void Warship, which has been phased out on the front lines."

"Furthermore, with the help of the Ptolemaic family in the Six Towers, the enemy managed to deceive us and board the Void Warship in full view of everyone."

“That witch named Zoe is a wanted criminal in our association. She used to be a white witch, and was even one of the daughters of a big shot in the Purple Exile Path of High Heaven.”

"Since she joined the Black Wizards, the number of pirates on various shipping routes has increased significantly, suggesting that she may have brought a large amount of knowledge from the Protection School to the Black Wizard Alliance."

The old wizard Edward said, "The magic that sealed everyone's spells and the forced exile were classic works from the first stage of the Purple Path of Exile. They are the core knowledge of the Purple Path of Exile, and even wizards of the general Protection School don't know this. The witch named Zoe was once a wizard of the Protection School—a barrier master."

"The Purple Exile Path is aware of this matter and has released some details of the forced exile to us. This means that our airship task force on these routes will be paying closer attention to this matter in the future."

"The greatest difficulty in casting [Forced Exile] lies in setting up a magic circle on the ground, and in doing so, in the process of setting up the magic circle, while also having physical contact with us. Think about it, during the month and a half you were on the ship, did you have any physical contact with those dark wizards?"

Everyone seemed to realize something: on the wizard airship, the members of the magic circus always used various excuses to make contact and communicate with them.

Because it was a closed environment that would last for several months, the wizards lowered their guard. In addition, they were just answering questions or exchanging magical knowledge, which were essentially normal academic exchanges.

Which white wizard hasn't engaged in numerous academic exchanges?

Who would have thought that those dark wizards were so insidious, actually using this method to set up protective school sealing magic on them, and even bypassing the permanent defensive force field by using dimensional exile.

At this moment, some wizards who were initially very angry with the working group and were preparing to return to land to complain about the airship working group and demand compensation had their anger subside and were showing signs of understanding.

They were whispering among themselves.

"The Purple Path of Exile, that's a wizarding university with three-ring wizards... While the High Heavens Plains can't compare to the Starfield Sea, it's still the best wizarding land in the western region of the wizarding world. If it was the barrier masters of the Purple Path of Exile who did this, then we can understand it, since the defensive magic of the Void Battleships has always been mainly the responsibility of the wizarding university in the High Heavens Plains."

"The Purple Path of Exile, huh? That's a high-ranking wizarding organization I wouldn't even consider applying for a teaching position with." "I did apply to the Purple Path of Exile, hah, not a single reply. They have absolutely no respect for people. I'm a first-ring wizard, after all. Which first-ring wizard doesn't become a full wizard through years of accumulated wisdom? The Purple Path of Exile has incredibly high standards. In the end, I couldn't get into the Purple Path of Exile, but instead, I encountered a witch from the Purple Path of Exile."

"Why go to the High Heaven Plains? Isn't the Land of Six Towers just as good? Our Land of Six Towers has the most perfect way of life, with a clear hierarchy, so things like the daughter of a big shot in the High Heaven Plains becoming a black wizard will never happen."

Some wizards from prominent families in the Six Towers region felt a sense of superiority. After exchanging ideas, they concluded that the chaos in the management of the High Heaven Plains must have led to this incident.

In the land of the Six Towers, if any child from a prestigious family dared to join the ranks of the Black Wizards, they would face a series of persecutions and expulsions from their families. This meant that the wizards of the Six Towers, who had a strong sense of family honor, would never dare to betray their families.

When Wizard Edward saw that everyone's attention had been diverted and they were no longer considering complaining about their work group and demanding compensation, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If such a large group of wizards were to file complaints against their working group, he would surely be fined to death by the White Wizarding Association.

Therefore, Wizard Edward was eager to divert everyone's attention and explain the identity of the attackers to everyone.

The other party is the daughter of a dark wizard and a big shot in the High Heaven Plains, so we can't blame this on our small wizarding organization.

Locke then asked Wizard Edward, "Captain Edward, do you know why that witch named Zoe left the White Wizarding Association and joined the Black Wizarding Association?"

Come to think of it, I had met her once before. At that time, she pretended to be a holy priest and successfully fooled me.

It must be said that some magic combined with a few tricks is enough to create all sorts of amazing things, reaching levels that brute force alone cannot achieve.

Locke was deeply inspired by the other party's use of magic.

The old wizard Edward said to Locke in a gentle tone, "This... is not something a captain of an airship like me could know. Neither the Association nor the Purple Path of Exile would tell me. But based on my experience, it's nothing more than an uneven distribution of benefits, or that the witch did some evil experiment and suffered a collective resistance from the holy wizards."

"Let an ethics review committee or an academic review committee investigate her."

"Wizard Augustine, you have personally captured, killed, and severely injured a Black Wizard pirate, and rescued the passengers. You have performed a great service. I have reported this to the Airship Management Bureau, and the Airship Management Bureau of the Six Towers has decided to award you the regional medal [Deep Space Whale Song Silver Trace Badge].

"Upon landing, you will be awarded this honorary emblem... This is an honorary reward from the Association for such a valiant member as you. The [Deep Space Whale Song Silver Trail Badge] represents your significant and outstanding contributions to the Wizard Airship route."

"The 【Deep Space Whale Song Silver Trace Badge】is an association-level medal, recognized by White Wizard Associations everywhere, signifying that you are an outstanding and valiant association member."

"Mr. Vol Ruiz, you killed a first-ring wizard puppet controlled by a dark wizard, so the Airship Administration of the Six Towers has decided to award you a [Deep Space Whale Song Bronze Badge] in gratitude."

Vol. Ruiz looked somewhat speechless. "Besides the badges of honor, are there any other rewards? Something practical, like money?"

Upon hearing the mention of money, Wizard Edward immediately became nervous. “Wizard airships themselves have limited earning power. Without subsidies from the association, more than half of the wizard airships would go bankrupt… We ourselves are very poor… Besides, these medals can sometimes be helpful when applying for teaching positions…”

Vol Ruiz turned and left. "So, there's no money. Well, killing the dark wizard was just for my own safety anyway. So, never mind."

(End of this chapter)